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Jen McCabe Gorman

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posted 06/13/2008, comments (0)

Transparency and American Health Records

Once a week, I go without makeup. I don't wear much normally -- a smudge of concealer, a coat of mascara, but it's enough to make me feel covered, safe.When I'm taking a break from traveling, working from my home office in Rotterdam, Holalnd, I go to war without armor. I make a conscious effort to strip away trappings and get back to bare essence,... Read moreChevron
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Craig Stoltz

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posted 06/05/2008, comment (1)

McCain 22 percent, Obama 3 percent

No, those aren't polling numbers from American Samoa.   Those are the worst-case computed results of each candidate's risk of having a heart attack over the next 10 years, using a popular heart-health assessment tool known as the Framingham Risk Score. This data was first surfaced by the brilliant folks at The Wall Street Journal Health... Read moreChevron
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Craig Stoltz

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

Young People Going Uninsured: Beyond the "Invinceable Factor"

Do young people decline to get insurance because they can't imagine they'll get sick or injured?   A new report from the Commonwealth Fund questions that assumption--and sets the table for interesting discussions about healthcare reform as the general eletion (remains) poised to begin.   So why don't high school and college grads... Read moreChevron
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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/27/2008, comments (0)

Yes, but What Do Doctors Want?

With the general election between a single Democrat and Republican about to begin, the American Medical Association has taken a good look at insurance mandates--you know, the issue of whether people should be required to buy health insurance.   GOP presumptive nominee John McCain opposes mandates. The Democrats' virtually-presumptive... Read moreChevron
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posted 05/15/2008, comments (0)

A (Plausible) Plan for (Nearly) Universal Care

With the general election about to begin, one issue certain to divide the Democrat nominee and Republican John McCain is "universal" healthcare. The Democrat will support it. McCain will not. The divisive matters: Cost, complexity and the role of private and public entities.   All of which are addressed in a new report on universal... Read moreChevron
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