this is crunch time in my mind on health reform. we really need to do all we can to support reform. We are very close but we need to get over the goal line. If we don't, it will be a tremendous missed opportunity and the dems will be in deep trouble. This is far from a perfect bill but it is a very good bill. Over 30 million folks will get health insurance, and there are many changes in this bill that will make the system more cost effective over the long run. If anyone wants me to, I can enumerate all the changes that make it more cost effective. Some top examples include providing insurance to folks not covered which keeps them out of the ERs, the health insurance exchanges, which make that part much more efficient, and provide rational control of that segment of the insurance market. Comparative effectiveness research, pay for performance, the Medicare Cost Review Commission, many demonstrations on delivery reform that have potential improvements in cost effectiveness, malpractice reform efforts, etc.
I am very pleased that I have again helped organize phonebanks in silver spring over the next few weeks. Folks not in silver spring can get involved with phonebanks by checking my.barackobama.com You can also call from home or organize your own houseparty using this website. Please everyone do what you can. I will be posting more details on the phonebanks very soon
for what its worth, just a recap on a few good sources
ny times prescription blog
center for budget and policy priorities
politico
kaiser health news (best source going)
About Me
- tony hausner
- Education and Work Grad School: * University of Kentucky Ph.D., Social Psychology College: * Carnegie- Mellon U. Chemical Engineering Employer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services/DHHS Retired as Senior Analyst September 1979 - December 2005 • Directed development of Medicare home health outcome measurement system, a national model for health care quality assurance systems. Led to 25% reduction in hospitalizations. • Directed evaluation of prenatal care project which led to major expansions in Medicaid prenatal care program resulting in the prevention of birth defects in over 70,000 infants and savings of at least $3 billion; 33% reduction in low birth weight • Directed projects that resulted in annual savings of over $7 billion/year to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Currently involved in health reform, Safe Silver Spring, American Association of Individual Investors, other community organizations, jewish genealogy. For further details on community and professional activities, see http://healthreformaction.blogspot.com/2010/12/community-and-professional-activities.html
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