Health Policy Malpractice - PAUL KRUGMAN & More
By PAUL KRUGMAN - The New York Times - Monday, Sep. 04, 2006
By PAUL KRUGMAN - The New York Times - Monday, Sep. 04, 2006
Krugman: Health Policy - Despite the success of the Veterans Health Administration, the Bush administration has restricted access to the V.A. system and more
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Health Policy Malpractice
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: September 4, 2006
Let me tell you about two government-financed health care programs. One, the Veterans Health Administration, is a stunning success but the administration and Republicans in Congress refuse to build on that success, because it doesnt fit their conservative agenda. The other, Medicare Advantage, is a clear failure, but its expanding rapidly thanks to large subsidies the administration rammed through Congress in 2003. ...
The key to the V.A.s success is its long-term relationship with its clients: veterans, once in the V.A. system, normally stay in it for life. This means that the V.A. can ... make much better use of information technology than other health care providers. ... which reduces both costs and medical errors. The long-term relationship ... also lets the V.A. save money by investing heavily in preventive medicine, an area in which the private sector which makes money by treating the sick, not by keeping people healthy has shown little interest.
The result is a system that achieves higher customer satisfaction than the private sector, higher quality of care by a number of measures and lower mortality rates at much lower cost per patient.
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Health Policy Malpractice
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: September 4, 2006
Let me tell you about two government-financed health care programs. One, the Veterans Health Administration, is a stunning success but the administration and Republicans in Congress refuse to build on that success, because it doesnt fit their conservative agenda. The other, Medicare Advantage, is a clear failure, but its expanding rapidly thanks to large subsidies the administration rammed through Congress in 2003. ...
The key to the V.A.s success is its long-term relationship with its clients: veterans, once in the V.A. system, normally stay in it for life. This means that the V.A. can ... make much better use of information technology than other health care providers. ... which reduces both costs and medical errors. The long-term relationship ... also lets the V.A. save money by investing heavily in preventive medicine, an area in which the private sector which makes money by treating the sick, not by keeping people healthy has shown little interest.
The result is a system that achieves higher customer satisfaction than the private sector, higher quality of care by a number of measures and lower mortality rates at much lower cost per patient.
Continued:
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/12001548.html
TIME: 36% of Americans believe that 9/11 was an inside job
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/12002776.html
And More on Today's Newswire
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/2006/09/04/
MARC PARENT
CRIMES AND CORRUPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER NEWS
http://mparent7777.livejournal.com/ Homepage
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/14409 Archived
http://www.dailykos.com/user/ccnwon Archived
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