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Curbing healthcare spending | The slowdown is real and should impact federal cost-cutting debate
By Merrill Goozner | January 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
It's too soon to pop the Champagne corks on healthcare spending. But the latest evidence suggests the slowdown is real and not just recession-related.
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Resolve in the face of tragedy | Connecticut horror draws much-needed focus to mental health services
By Merrill Goozner | December 22, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
How sad that it took Newtown, Connecticut's horrific tragedy to finally focus the nation's attention on two pressing public health problems.
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No answers in quick fixes | Rigorous vetting can lead to solutions for concerns over Medicare, Medicaid
By Merrill Goozner | December 15, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Anything done in haste isn't likely to stand the test of time, especially when it comes to fundamentally restructuring the nation's signature healthcare programs.
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At a turning point | With reform set to transform the industry, Modern Healthcare starts new era, too
By Merrill Goozner | December 08, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The healthcare industry is on the cusp of its most dramatic transformation since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. As the new editor of Modern Healthcare, I have been granted a precious gift.
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Time to replace some priorities | Plenty of healthcare issues beyond the ACA deserve Congress' full attention
By David May | December 01, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
First, do no harm. In the practice of medicine, that's the prime directive physicians are charged to live by. But it truly applies to all healthcare providers and certainly administrators.
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In the right direction | Obama wants to move us 'forward' during his second term, but will we follow?
By John D. Thomas | November 10, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The headline on the cover of our magazine this week—“Forward”—is an obvious reference to the slogan used by the Barack Obama campaign during this election season.
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Obama’s discrediting victory
By Washington Post | October 30, 2012
If Barack Obama loses his bid for reelection, the main reason can be traced to one period of time and one choice.
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It's debatable | Will Obama and Romney take advantage of faceoff to detail policy positions?
By David May | September 29, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
There's no doubting that Americans love a good debate. Here's hoping that the initial faceoff this week between the two presidential nominees doesn't disappoint.
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Cost comparison | One document gives healthcare better bang for the buck
By David Burda | September 08, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Last Wednesday, I asked Maureen McKinney, one of our reporters, for a copy of the Institute of Medicine's new report, Best Care at Lower Cost. The 382-page report was truly a showstopper.
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Rationing healthcare more fairly
By New York Times | August 22, 2012
Older adults are understandably anxious about the political sniping over the future financing of Medicare. That is precisely the intention of the presidential campaigns.
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