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Economics
Cracks in the Foundation (Part 4): Overcoming U.S. Health Systems’ Brittle Business Model
U.S. health systems’ reliance on centralized, high-cost platforms (e.g., hospitals) to deliver routine care is baffling to me…. Read More
By May 4, 2022
Policy
Separate And Unequal (Part 1): Healthcare’s Profound Maldistribution of Facilities
Ready. Set. Stumble. As part of its announcement of payment guidelines for FY 2023, the Centers for Medicare… Read More
By April 28, 2022
Economics
Fishing for Returns in Turbulent Waters: Healthcare Investors Adapt to New Competitors and Greater Risk
Private equity and venture capital continues to flow into almost all healthcare sectors in abundance, despite a wide… Read More
By , and April 14, 2022
Consumerism
Scheduling Colonoscopies: What a Pain in the Ass
Dave Crane and I are great friends. We’re both healthcare lifers, theater buffs, of a certain age and… Read More
By April 7, 2022
Consumerism
Cracks in the Foundation (Part 3): Overcoming Healthcare’s Services-Need Mismatch
Editor’s note: This piece is the third in a series of six columns in which David Johnson addresses… Read More
By April 5, 2022
Policy
Don’t Hate Me Because I Love Prior Authorization
Healthcare providers, especially physicians, detest prior authorization requirements dictated by payers, especially health insurance companies. I totally get… Read More
By March 29, 2022
Innovation
Overcoming Medical Orthodoxy (Part 2): Reinventing Medical Education
Author’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series on reimagining American medical education and ongoing… Read More
By and March 24, 2022
Innovation
Overcoming Medical Orthodoxy (Part 1): The Origins of Dysfunction
Author’s note: This is the first article in a series on reimagining American medical education. This article details… Read More
By and March 17, 2022
Economics
Cracks in the Foundation (Part 2): Overcoming Healthcare’s Artificial Economics
Editor’s note: This piece is the second in a series of six columns in which David Johnson addresses… Read More
By March 10, 2022
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