Health Affairs

Clayton Christensen is one of America’s most influential business thinkers and writers. A professor at Harvard Business School, Christensen is perhaps best known for his writings on disruptive innovation in such books as The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution. In an interview I conducted with Christensen, he argues that the answer for more affordable... Read the rest of this entry »

At a November 14 panel discussion, Health Affairs released its November-December 2006 issue, titled “Will Employer Coverage Endure?” One of the panel members at the event was the always thought-provoking Mark Smith, president of the California HealthCare Foundation. Mark offered some fascinating comments taking apart the meaning of the term “insurance.” Below are excerpts from... Read the rest of this entry »