March 18, 2013
The Doctor Won’t See You Now. He’s Clocked Out
President Obama has touted “staff models” like the Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota that employ doctors and then succeed in reducing costs by closely managing what they do. When integrated delivery networks succeed, they are rarely led by a hospital. ObamaCare seeks to replicate these institutions nationwide, even though […]
Tags: cost reduction, Geisinger Health System, integrated delivery network, Management, obamacare, President Obama, staff models, Wall Street Journal
February 18, 2013
Affordable Care Act will work if we embrace it: Column
President Obama mentioned the Affordable Care Act only once during his 2013 State of the Union address, a startling oversight considering the paradigmatic shift his landmark reforms will require of the U.S. health care system in the coming year…Declining reimbursements and physician burnout are contributing to a chronic shortage of primary care providers, which the Mayo Clinic recently projected to […]
Tags: Affordable care act, health care system, President Obama, primary care providers, State of the Union address, USA Today
May 1, 2012
In Fight Over Obama Health Law, a Front in Minnesota
With zeal, excitement and a meticulous attention to detail, the administration of Gov. Mark Dayton is trying to expand health insurance coverage and remake Minnesota’s insurance market along the lines envisioned by President Obama…Minnesota starts from an enviable position, with 91 percent of its population having health insurance — more than all but three or […]
Tags: health insurance, Mark Dayton, NY Times, President Obama
February 14, 2012
New Research, Funds Raise Hopes for Alzheimer’s Cure
The Obama Administration announced Tuesday that it is making $50 million available immediately to support stepped-up research on possible cures and new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease…Dr. Ron Petersen, a neurologist and pioneer in Alzheimer’s research, was among the first to diagnose the disease in perhaps its most famous victim: former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Dr. […]
Tags: alzheimer's disease, Dr. Ron Petersen, President Obama, President Ronald Reagan
February 9, 2012
Obama administration announces funding goals for Alzheimer’s research
The Obama administration announced it will provide $50 million for Alzheimer’s disease research, directing money in general research budgets toward the effort. President Obama plans to include another $106 million toward Alzheimer’s research and family caregiver support in his 2013 budget…At the announcement press conference was Dr. Ronald Petersen, chairman of the Advisory Council on […]
Tags: Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Disease Research, Alzheimer's Research, alzheimers, Care and Services for the National Alzheimer's Project Act, Dr. Ronald Petersen, Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, President Obama
February 7, 2012
Rick Santorum Goes After Mitt Romney on Health Care: ‘He Should Not Be the Nominee’
Just steps away from the famed Mayo Clinic, Rick Santorum ripped into the Republican presidential front-runner on heath care, saying the plan that Mitt Romney signed into law while the governor of Massachusetts should disqualify him from being the party’s standard bearer to take on President Obama…Dr. Maria Poirier, who works at the Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: Dr. Maria Poirier, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Republican, Rick Santorum