Money Back Healthcare
In 1915, Abigail Geisinger, widow of iron magnate George Geisinger, donated a fortune to build a regional hospital in Northeastern Pennsylvania modeled on the Mayo Clinic. The Geisinger Health System provides healthcare to more than 2.6 million people in Pennsylvania. The system has gained national recognition as a model for delivery of high quality integrated healthcare. Geisinger President and […]
Common Sense From the AMA
The American Medical Association today called for a ban on consumer advertisements for prescription drugs. I cited this as a major problem in Health Attitude in March and was really pleased to see the AMA make the common sense proclamation. The AMA cited a number of reasons for their decision. Here are my six reasons why the ban should […]
Maria Asks Good Questions
Maria Bartiromo knows how to ask good questions, as Republican candidates learned at last night’s debate. It should come as no surprise she would be articulate. Maria is a television journalist, magazine columnist, and author of three books. She worked at CNN for five years and then CNBC for 20 years. She joined FOX Business Network (FBN) as […]
Health Attitude on Fox Business
It was a nice brisk walk at 6 AM for six blocks from the Hilton to News Corp headquarters on the Avenue of the Americas. The makeup artist did the best she could do with what she had to work with. I walked onto the set knowing I would have less than five minutes to […]
How America Ranks in Healthcare Spending and Outcomes
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) produced the Healthcare Outcomes Index 2014. The goal was to rank the world’s countries by how effectively they spent money on healthcare. The EIU developed a balanced set of outcome rankings using basic factors like life expectancy and infant mortality rates. Many other diverse and complex factors were considered. The EIU project also examined […]
