Monthly Archives: October 2009

A Healthcare Bill Doesn’t Need to Pass to Control Costs

October 30, 2009 – 6:18 pm

The New York Times’ Prescription blog recently posted “How Will Health Care Bills Affect You? Do the Math.” The piece provides access to interactive calculators and charts that gives the individual consumer a sense for how the various bills in Congress might impact their wallets. I’m constantly amazed and dismayed at the lack of discussion around businesses [...]

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Healthcare Costs Should be Monitored and Managed Like Any Other Aspect of Business

October 21, 2009 – 7:49 am

Incredible efficiencies can be attributed to technology and processes, from Enterprise Resource Planning to Sales Force Automation, that is widely used to manage business operations. In this period of heightened scrutiny on healthcare accessibility and cost, it’s alarming that businesses are not taking or giving the reigns on their healthcare spend when it’s almost always among [...]

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In the Bipartisan Healthcare Discussion, What’s Missing?

October 13, 2009 – 12:36 pm

At The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and Better Health Care Together, a bipartisan healthcare forum held on September 9, 2009 attendees discussed some of today’s most pressing issues focusing largely on the agreement between business, labor and political leaders including Senator Tom Daschle and Senator Robert Dole on the continued debate over the nation’s health [...]

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The Real Healthcare Debate

October 12, 2009 – 9:18 am

The ongoing healthcare debate in America is loud, divisive, in-your-face—and not accomplishing anything.  While Congress debates the merits of a public option, the cold, hard fact is that no change will occur until 2014 at the earliest.  America needs healthcare reform now—and it starts with employers.  Employer premiums are skyrocketing with no sign of slowing [...]

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