Medicare — the biggest player in the world in health care finance and the most important player in the health care system in the United States — has a big problem.  As health care costs continue to rise and as Baby Boomers age into the program, its future funding requirements become very problematic.  The Trustees of […]

Lots and lots of chit-chat throughout the health care and political communities these days about how electronic medical records (so-called “EMRs”) are going to reduce the cost of health care and improve quality.  By themselves, they mean nothing, and we should all get a grip on ourselves about this before it gets completely out of hand.  […]

“In Health Care, Cost Isn’t Proof of High Quality.”  This was the headline of a story by intrepid New York Times health care reporter Reed Abelson in today’s NYT.  Well, now it must be official.  While many - including me - have been saying this for years, it’s now been published in the Times, and must, therefore, […]