http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:42 -0500 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-23561 The McCain Health Care Plan: More Power to Families | American Platform Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:55:35 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/#comment-23561 [...] Critique: Out of Touch and Short of Ideas,” Health Affairs Blog, September 25, 2008, at http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the- mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas (October 13, [...] [...] Critique: Out of Touch and Short of Ideas,” Health Affairs Blog, September 25, 2008, at http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the- mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas (October 13, [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-23490 Health Care BS - 20 MILLION WILL LOSE THEIR COVERAGE? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:20:11 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/#comment-23490 [...] we’re going to continue to hear this whopper from Obama and his surrogates. They will repeat it over and over again. Why? Because they think it will work, and the [...] [...] we’re going to continue to hear this whopper from Obama and his surrogates. They will repeat it over and over again. Why? Because they think it will work, and the [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-23404 RobertBurney Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:33:52 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/#comment-23404 Both of these plans neglect one potent source of savings--price competition for healthcare services. If providers were forced to compete for patients on the basis of price, they would become more efficient in providing their services in order to gain market share. Examples from industry and from healthcare of Lean principles have demonstrated savings of 20 to 50%. And this is on top of or in addition to any savings from prevention, technology, etc. Furthermore, they can be rapidly instituted to produce real time cost savings. Both of these plans neglect one potent source of savings–price competition for healthcare services. If providers were forced to compete for patients on the basis of price, they would become more efficient in providing their services in order to gain market share. Examples from industry and from healthcare of Lean principles have demonstrated savings of 20 to 50%. And this is on top of or in addition to any savings from prevention, technology, etc. Furthermore, they can be rapidly instituted to produce real time cost savings.

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-23402 Blogtica.com » The McCain Critique: Out Of Touch And Short Of Ideas Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:53:10 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2008/09/25/the-mccain-critique-out-of-touch-and-short-of-ideas/#comment-23402 [...] post by David Cutler and software by Elliott [...] [...] post by David Cutler and software by Elliott [...]

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