Hot spotters update; Wide variations in hospital prices; Obamacare implementation

1) The Hot Spotters Sequel: Population Health Heroes

http://t.co/0ya5wywUWw

Last year I reported on Atul Gawande's article in the New Yorker about Hot spotters.  That article is one of the most widely acclaimed.  This article provides an important addition to that story.  

 Here is my review of his article

http://healthreformaction.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-spotters-by-atul-gawande-in-new.html  

And a subsequent review of a talk he gave

http://healthreformaction.blogspot.com/2011/04/cap-talk-by-atul-gawande-42911-reducing.html 

2) Wide variations in hospital prices

http://smtp01.kaiserhealthnews.org/t/36859/430110/43029/0/  

Kaiser health News provides a link to a number of newspaper articles that discuss the wide variations in hospital prices. 

 3) ACA 101: What You Need to Know

http://www.allhealth.org/briefing_detail.asp?bi=281

The Alliance for Health Reform held a session on 4/26 which gave an overview of the Administrations plans for implementing Obamacare.  Looks like a lot of good plans, but concerned that there is much to be done that might not get done.