There was a really interesting exchange on Paul Levy’s blog last week between an “investments guy” (IG) and Paul.  IG basically said, “Blogging seems kind of self-centered and lame, and a distraction to your employees, patients and Board, who expect you to be running the hospital, not fooling around on the Internet.”  He added that he couldn’t even sign his name […]

I had breakfast recently with the CEO of a major hospital delivery system, and he asked if I could do one thing to change the way health care gets financed and delivered in this country, what would I do?  I thought about it for a minute, and then offered up the following suggestion.  This country spends over $28 […]

In response to one of my other posts, Kevin D. - a MA-based broker - asked two questions that deserved a broader response.  The first one was about state legislation in Massachusetts that would make it possible for local communities that currently purchase health insurance on their own to join the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), […]