Category: Policy

Market Corner Conversations: Rick Kimball, NFL & Medical Marijuana

In Episode 3 of Market Corner Conversations, Dave Johnson speaks with Rick Kimball about their commentary Mile High Potential:… Read More

By David W. Johnson October 30, 2017

Policy

Senate Republicans Confront Their Healthcare Waterloo: Now What?

Last weekend Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas and Mike Lee of Utah announced they could not support Speaker… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 31, 2017

Policy

Forming a More Perfect Health System: Senate Republicans Confront Their Policy Demons

Senator Mitch McConnell is the most effective Senate Majority Leader since Lyndon Johnson. A tactical maestro, McConnell faces… Read More

By David W. Johnson July 5, 2017

Economics

“Indumbent” Healthcare Thinking: Prices Don’t Matter

In a March 29th New York Times article, author Elizabeth Rosenthal chronicles America’s dystopian system for coding and… Read More

By David W. Johnson April 17, 2017

Policy

Trumpian Healthcare Reform: A “Silver Linings” Legislative Playbook

Special Edition: Market Corner Commentary for March 29, 2017 Last Friday was supposed to be the shootout at… Read More

By David W. Johnson March 28, 2017

Economics

The Rise and Fall of Academic Medicine: AMC Competitiveness in Post-Reform Healthcare

Rome wasn’t built in a day and didn’t collapse overnight. After centuries of growth, prosperity and domination, the… Read More

By David W. Johnson and David Morlock December 12, 2016

Policy

Healthcare’s Gettysburg Moment

Seven score and thirteen years ago this month (November 19, 1863), Abraham Lincoln delivered his renowned Gettysburg Address… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 21, 2016

Policy

Overturning Obamacare: A 5-Point Plan for President-Elect Donald Trump

Two weeks ago, I distributed a 5-Point healthcare plan for presumed President-elect Hillary Clinton. That was then. In… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 15, 2016

Innovation

HealthCare.Gov’s Death-Defying 2013 Launch: Implications for Government-Led Payment Reform

Enrollment for purchasing health insurance on public health exchanges began November 1st. Headlines for this fourth enrollment period… Read More

By David W. Johnson November 9, 2016

Policy