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Obama Works Deal to Cut Drug Costs
Drug companies present one of the biggest economic and political obstacles to universal healthcare. Aimed at reducing government costs and aiding seniors, the details of the deal are still being ironed out.
Via USNews & World Report:
President Obama's announcement of a $80 billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry to cut prescription drug costs received favorable media [...]
NEJM | An Affordable and Fair Approach to Achieving Universal Coverage
The New England Journal of Medicine is doing an admirable job in working to advance the conversation about universal care among physician and healthcare audiences.
Yesterday, the NEJM.org posted an article titled The Individual Mandate — An Affordable and Fair Approach to Achieving Universal Coverage by Linda J. Blumberg, Ph.D., and John Holahan, Ph.D.
It's a worthy [...]
NEJM | Perspective on Physicians and Healthcare Reform
The NEJM recently published a slew of articles on healthcare reform. Here's two.
From Achieving Health Care Reform — How Physicians Can Help (Fisher ES, Berwick DM, Davis K.)
Two threats in particular put reform at risk: conflicting doctrines (regarding the creation of a new public insurance option and government support for comparative-effectiveness studies) and opposition to [...]
Obama talks to the AMA
The American Medical Association is the most powerful medical association in the United States, aside from individual corporate entities, so Obama is smart to involve them in discussions on healthcare reform.
"To say it as plainly as I can, health care reform is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. [...]
Health Insurance Companies Invest in Tobacco
Let's just consider a single-payer system. The health insurance companies are not playing by fair rules. Both consumers and doctors continue to grow increasingly frustrated by the ethical practices that health insurance companies continue to employ.
The AFP and news.com.au report:
Major US, Canadian and British life and health insurance companies have billions of dollars invested in [...]
Tax the Rich to Give Healthcare to the Poor