New national health care quality strategy

by | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Health Reform

The new national health care quality strategy is designed to promote better health and higher quality care for Americans.  This is the first time the federal government has put forward a national strategy to guide local, state and national efforts to improve quality...

Plague of Plenty Spreading Around the World

by | Jun 7, 2011 | Blog, Health Care

What are the fattest countries in the World?  Check out the Peter Smith’s recent post about the country-by-country report on obesity from the Imperial College London, Harvard University, and the World Health Organization.   For even more information try the...

Lack of Competition Among Insurance Companies

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Health Care

New AMA study shows that most health insurance markets are dominated by one or two health insurers Health insurance is expensive in the U.S.  Most American families who get insurance through their job pay around one in five (15-25%) of their healthcare dollars to an...