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The Massachusetts Avenue of health reform

The Health Policy Exchange

At that point, he had not yet committed to the individual health insurance mandate that made his reforms possible but later became a political liability during his Presidential campaigns. It was one thing to ask drivers to buy car insurance. Owning a car is a choice. Together, Romney and Kennedy approached the George W.

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From Numbers to Names: How Concierge Care is Redefining the Doctor-Patient Experience

Concierge Choice Physicians

Many seemed to blame physicians as much as insurers and the government for everything they experience as wrong in healthcare, from long waits to Covid-19. And, in response to patient demand, concierge care is growing every day, especially in large medical groups, hospitals, and healthcare organizations.

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Planning scale-up of integrated care programs for people with complex needs: a multiple case study [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objectives: 1) implement an ICP for adults with complex needs in health and social services organizations and primary care clinics; 2) evaluate organizational and governance factors influencing implementation; and 3) make recommendations from key stakeholders to facilitate scale-up. Study Design: A qualitative multiple-case study design.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Key proposals included increasing hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates , preventing mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and establishing a School Health Advisory Committee. The bill passed by a voice vote and was referred to the State and Local Government Committee. Read a summary of S.F. SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE S.F.

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Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

The Specialty Board discussed the LKA in greater detail, as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment development and the integration of public members in ABIM Governance. in hospital- or system-owned practice and 23% in academic faculty practice. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Direct Primary Care - Role for the Future of Healthcare

The Direct Doctors Difference

As we look toward the future of our healthcare system, we continue to see a majority of care provided by huge hospital/corporate systems that employ doctors (and now, more and more, employ PAs and RNs to take the place of doctors) to staff their clinics and run their businesses with profit in mind.

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Green Practice News: May 2025

My Green Doctor

For instance, the UK government’s initiative to install solar panels on National Health Service sites is projected to save each site up to £45,000 annually, amounting to approximately £13 million in total savings per year. hospital upwards of $240,000 over 5 years. hospital could save $240,000 per year.” 3 “Each U.S.