VP Candidates Debate Health Plans; Biden Uses Data From Health Affairs
In the vice presidential debate last night, Democratic VP candidate Sen. Joe Biden (DE) cited an estimate from a recent article in Health Affairs that 20 million Americans would lose their...
View ArticleHow Will The Bail-Out Affect Health Care?
The current issue of the Health Wonk Review highlights a number of bloggers who are writing on the potential effects of a $700 billion financial industry bail-out on insurers and the health care...
View ArticleObama, McCain Plans; Uninsured; Reform Posts In Top 10 On Health Affairs Blog
In the run-up to the election, a series of posts from economists on the right and left critiquing the presidential candidates’ health reform plans were the most-read entries for September on the Health...
View ArticleYearly Insurance Premiums For Families Rise To $12,680
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose to $12,680 annually for family coverage in 2008 — with employees on average paying $3,354 out of their paychecks to cover their share of the cost —...
View ArticleWennberg Honored By IOM For Impact On Health Care Delivery
Dr. John E. Wennberg of Dartmouth has earned the prestigious 2008 Gustav O. Lienhard award from the Institute of Medicine for landmark research that has stretched over four decades. By recognizing...
View ArticleHealth Policy Bloggers On Election, Health Reform, And More
It’s the morning after the final presidential debate. Today Joe Paduda (not Joe the Plumber, but a founder of the Health Wonk Review) weighs in with a substantive round-up of what the health policy...
View Article5 Health Insurance Myths, And Paying For Reform
The problem with the private health insurance system in the United States is that sick people without insurance can’t find affordable policies. Covering the uninsured pays for itself by providing...
View ArticleExpanding Primary Care: A Call To Action
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its World Health Report of 2008 and strongly urged countries to act on robust evidence that ready access to primary care services forms the core of a...
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Eulogies: Allan Rosenfield, Paul Rogers, And Michelle Mayer
The worlds of U.S. and global health lost several important people this month: Allan Rosenfield, Paul Rogers, and Michelle Mayer. Their lives underscore the importance of improving health and health...
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