"Hospital at Home" Programs Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs But Face Resistance from Providers and Payers

http://tinyurl.com/42elfrx

A win for the individual mandate

http://tinyurl.com/4xccrgc

from washington post's ezra klein.  

birth control & other preventive services for women

from kaiser

66% of public supports HHS decision to require insurers to pay for birth control & other preventive services for women
http://ow.ly/6e6Ss

this link also has overall poll results on health reform. overall not much change.  and various other provisions.  see also drew altman's piece on this site.

important article on comparative effectiveness research

see this link from washington post

http://tinyurl.com/3ml4l33

comparative effectiveness research is a key to health reform and making our system more cost-effective,

The U.S. Health System in Perspective: A Comparison of Twelve Industrialized Nations

http://tinyurl.com/3pvfkmh

from commonwealth fund

Testimony on Independent Payment Advisory Board

http://tinyurl.com/5rf63po

this is excellent testimony before Congress by Stu Guterman on how IPAB can achieve savings and efficiencies in health costs. 

Projections for Vermont's Single Payer system

http://tinyurl.com/6bp6ee5

this article makes projections for their new system, such as annual savings of 25.3 percent, cut employer and household spending by $200 million, create 3,800 jobs, and increase the state's overall economic output by $100 million. Single payer fans will love this report.