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Category: International Comparisons
Foreshadowing Pitfalls for the Affordable Care Act
Several countries have implemented healthcare systems that seek to attain universal health insurance through private markets. Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have already embarked on this journey and can serve as guides for the United States. Some observers would say Continue Reading …
Taking a Lesson from Taiwan
Government payers like are attempting to move away from the current fee-for-service model of health care billing—which some believe provides incentive for doctors to perform unnecessary tests and procedures—in favor of a new payment model: . Pay-for-performance programs link performance Continue Reading …
Crisis Becomes Opportunity
Increased liability premiums, lax court requirements for evidence of fault, and the threat of insurers pulling out of the medical liability market culminated in France’s malpractice crisis. The government responded with a 2002 law that reigned in unnecessary law suits Continue Reading …
Complementary Coverage in Canada’s Medicare Program
Complimentary private insurance improves utilization of medication among Canadian seniors with Medicare. Medication non-adherence is a large factor affecting health and ultimately the cost of care. One reason that patients may not take medications may be because they are unable Continue Reading …
How would you fix the health care system?
I was working in the ER this weekend when one of the nurses asked me a simple question: “How would you fix the health care system?” Obviously, this is a complex problem requiring complex solutions, but in an environment where Continue Reading …
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