Monthly Archives: December 2010

Happy Holidays

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Thanks for following my blog. I hope you have happy holidays.  Please come back to read my next comment on health care on January 4th.

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Doing the math on “shocking and unreasonable” rate increases

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

Before HHS defines what constitutes an “unreasonable” premium rate increase, it needs to take a close look at why mid-sized businesses experience increases that outpace medical inflation, even—especially—during these tough times. I think then the shock will wear off, and reason will prevail. Continue reading →

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Better Coordination vs. Price Fixing—the Accountable Care Organization Dilemma

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

We have antitrust laws against creating monopolies, of course. They’re the ones that broke up AT&T; remember the cost of a long-distance call in the AT&T days? But the White House is under enormous pressure to change those antitrust laws in the name of improving health care. Continue reading →

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