Category: System Dynamics

Where Spending More Means a Lot Less

You probably know by now that I turned 65 in April, and I’m now a Medicare beneficiary. I’m… Read More

By David Burda October 22, 2025

The Ghosts Haunting Healthcare: Halloween Roundup 2025

Fear is a powerful teacher. It focuses attention, strips away pretense and exposes what truly matters. In healthcare,… Read More

By 4sight Health October 21, 2025

Study Sends Message on Digital Disparities

From 1983 to 2018, I was a white male with commercial health insurance through my employer. From 2018… Read More

By David Burda October 15, 2025

Economics

Burda on Healthcare: Fat Shaming Our Way to Lower Health Insurance Premiums

I’m overweight. I have been for most of my life. I’m on five prescription medications. Four keep my… Read More

By David Burda October 14, 2025

Outcomes

Health System Sustainability and Your Vegetable Garden

As of today, Oct. 8, 2025, my 20’ x 15’ vegetable garden in my backyard is still producing… Read More

By David Burda October 8, 2025

4sight Friday 10/3/25

4sight Friday | Pros and Cons of Ending ACA Tax Credits | Medicare Advantage Enrollment Slippage | Simple… Read More

By David Burda October 3, 2025

Sorry, Dr. Oz, the Bloom May Be Falling Off the Medicare Advantage Enrollment Rose

I write about Medicare privatization (you know it by its brand name, Medicare Advantage or MA) a lot… Read More

By David Burda October 1, 2025

AI and the Healthcare Revenue Cycle? Do the Math.

David W. Johnson, founder and CEO of 4sight Health, says the smartest people in healthcare work in the… Read More

By David Burda September 24, 2025

Outcomes

Catch the Data Before It’s Gone

Editor’s Note: Download the Census Bureau’s new report on the uninsured before it disappears. The nation’s uninsured rate last… Read More

By David Burda September 17, 2025

System Dynamics