http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/ The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:04:42 -0500 hourly 1 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25811 Health Affairs Blog | The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler « The Health Policy Skeptic Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:14:16 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25811 [...] One person who said that he “probably put more stake in [the industry pledge] than most do” is David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard, who has been a major source of health policy advice for Obama during the campaign and afterward…More at: Health Affairs Blog. [...] [...] One person who said that he “probably put more stake in [the industry pledge] than most do” is David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard, who has been a major source of health policy advice for Obama during the campaign and afterward…More at: Health Affairs Blog. [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25742 Single-Payer, Public Plans Debated In HA Blog Top 10 | writteninfo.com Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:06:25 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25742 [...] The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler by John Iglehart and Chris Fleming [...] [...] The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler by John Iglehart and Chris Fleming [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25624 Jack Shoemaker Wed, 27 May 2009 17:24:12 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25624 What we need are clear and transparent pricing signals. The miracle of prices will help solve many of the medical-cost inflation problems. To that end, we must abnadon policies that obsure prices - like the existing tax treatment of health-insurance premiums. Also, we would be wise to adopt a more consumer-centric model as described by Berwick instead of the cathedral approach we have used for the last several score years. What we need are clear and transparent pricing signals. The miracle of prices will help solve many of the medical-cost inflation problems. To that end, we must abnadon policies that obsure prices – like the existing tax treatment of health-insurance premiums. Also, we would be wise to adopt a more consumer-centric model as described by Berwick instead of the cathedral approach we have used for the last several score years.

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25584 The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler | HEALTHY LIFE GUIDE Sat, 23 May 2009 10:53:56 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25584 [...] is a strange post: The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler Share and [...] [...] is a strange post: The Health Care Industry And Costs: An Interview With David Cutler Share and [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25577 Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries « Ted DeCorte @ Eclectic Buzz Blog Fri, 22 May 2009 19:35:16 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25577 [...] he sees in public plan options and a national insurance exchange. Health Affairs also posted an interview with Harvard health economist (and Obama adviser) David Cutler on health care costs and the recent [...] [...] he sees in public plan options and a national insurance exchange. Health Affairs also posted an interview with Harvard health economist (and Obama adviser) David Cutler on health care costs and the recent [...]

]]> http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2009/05/19/the-health-care-industry-and-costs-an-interview-with-david-cutler/comment-page-1/#comment-25556 brianahier Wed, 20 May 2009 04:34:59 +0000 http://healthaffairs.org/blog/?p=1153#comment-25556 I will withhold judgment on whether there is sufficient "buy-in" from industry stakeholders at this early stage. I am encouraged by the unprecedented initial cooperation, yet already some are pulling back from full support for the administration’s views. On May 14 in a conference call held by the American Hospital Association, hospitals from across the country expressed concern about how much they would have to give to the overhaul effort. The call was prompted because of questions and concerns regional hospitals had about a partnership the AHA had joined with five other payer and provider groups. The partnership caught many of the association’s member hospitals off-guard, and only three days after word had leaked, the AHA set out to clarify its position. I suspect that we will see similar types of concerns expressed from others in the health care industry. I am taking a wait and see approach to how this will all shake out... I will withhold judgment on whether there is sufficient “buy-in” from industry stakeholders at this early stage. I am encouraged by the unprecedented initial cooperation, yet already some are pulling back from full support for the administration’s views.
On May 14 in a conference call held by the American Hospital Association, hospitals from across the country expressed concern about how much they would have to give to the overhaul effort. The call was prompted because of questions and concerns regional hospitals had about a partnership the AHA had joined with five other payer and provider groups. The partnership caught many of the association’s member hospitals off-guard, and only three days after word had leaked, the AHA set out to clarify its position.
I suspect that we will see similar types of concerns expressed from others in the health care industry. I am taking a wait and see approach to how this will all shake out…

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