Update: MoveOn.org is helping organize events across the country to urge Congress to override President Bush’s “reckless veto.”
The gist: President Bush has vetoed an important bill that would have helped expand insurance coverage for uninsured children. The only hope now is for fifteen additional Republicans to vote to support the bill in the House, [...]
Posted in America, Uncategorized, healthcare, politics on Oct 3rd, 2007
Michael Moore is ruffling more than a few feathers with SiCKO, his new movie which shines a (camera) spotlight on what’s wrong with healthcare in America. The movie doesn’t even open until Friday, but guess which healthcare organization already has its press release ready to go, saying its “portrayal” in SiCKO “must be addressed.” [...]
Posted in Kaiser Permanente, healthcare on Jun 25th, 2007
Marie-Anne Hogarth, with the East Bay Business Times, has what I believe is the first interview with Phil Fasano since he joined Kaiser Permanente back in February. In the first dose of honesty in a while, Fasano admits KP is falling far short on reliability when it comes to HealthConnect:
The first goal, Fasano says, [...]
Posted in HealthConnect, Kaiser Permanente, healthcare on Jun 23rd, 2007
The New York Times is wondering out loud whether the electronic health “cost savings” emperor has an empty wardrobe:
Saving money can be expensive.
Indeed, the quest to save dollars in the nation’s $2.1 trillion annual health care bill is becoming a lucrative market of its own. Thousands of companies, large and small, are pitching cost-saving ideas [...]
Posted in Cost of Care, HealthConnect, Kaiser Permanente, healthcare on Jun 12th, 2007