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Can health care reform really happen in '09?

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Kim Slocum
Current State and Prospects for Consumer Directed Health Care
Kim D. Slocum, President of KDS Consulting speaks with Malorye Allison, editor-in-chief of ReformPlans.com. listen

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We've asked readers of our newsletter for their selected "fixes" for the health care system, and other comments. See featured responses here:

Bill Marvin
I think we can get more government involvement without turning into a national health system. The key is that they stick to policy and programs that leverage the private sector infrastructure, such as what they did with the Medicare Modernization Act, leveraging private sector health plans to administer Medicare Part D. More...

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In the News

This Month
February 2009

 House Calls Making a Comeback -- Business Insurance
Daschle Apologizes for $128K Tax Error -- USA Today  
Insurers Overcharge Medicare for Prescriptions -- The Miami Herald January 2009

Cutler to Join Obama Administration -- The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
States Take Aim at Medicaid -- The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Democrats Seek $1B to Weigh Medical Products -- Reuters
UnitedHealth Settles Class Actions -- The Wall Street Journal  
Wallgreens Broadens its Health Care Reach -- The Wall Street Journal 
Budget Director Pick Sounds Alarm -- The New York Times
WellPoint Cut Elderly Off From Medicines, U.S. Says -- Bloomberg
Patrick Weighs Insurance Hearing -- The Boston Globe
Obama's Big Idea: Digital Health Records -- CNNMoney
Daschle Promises Bipartisan Healthcare Reform -- The Los Angeles Times
Healthcare Could Nab $100B Payday -- The Los Angeles Times
Nation's Health Spending Rises, But Not Much -- The Washington Post
Obama Considers Major Expansion in Aid to Jobless -- The New York Times
Pfizer Project Looks at Adverse Events -- The Wall Street Journal
December 2008
Smoking Ban Lowers Heart Attacks in one U.S. City -- Reuters
Tennesse Hospitals Cutting Staff, Services -- MSNB
After the Cookie Company Crumbled, Employees Joined the Uninsured -- The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
Obama Hopes to Avoid Clinton Missteps -- The Washington Post
Weak Oversight Lets Bad Hospitals Stay Open -- The New York Times
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health Care Reform -- The Washington Post
New AHIP Reform Plan Praised by Kennedy -- CNNMoney.com
On Health, Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools -- The Washington Post
Consensus Emerging on Universal Healthcare -- The Los Angeles Times
October 2008
Kennedy Focuses from Home on Health Care Overhaul -- AP
China Proposes Universal Health Care -- China Bio Today
Why Is McCain's Health Care Page Now All About Obama? -- Slate
Drug Industry Adapts to Democrats' Mounting Clout -- The Wall Street Journal
HealthVault, Aetna Offer New Service -- The Wall Street Journal
Obama Has Spent $113 Million on Health-Themed Ads -- The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
AMA Presses Plan to Reform Health Care -- Post-Tribune
Health Care Advocates Invigorated by Election -- The Hill
An Eroding Model for Health Insurance -- Los Angeles Times
Health Care Fixes: Plan Vrs. Plan -- The Wall Street Journal
Sick Economy Has Patients Skimping on Medicine -- The Salt Lake Tribune
On Health Plans the Numbers Fly -- The New York Times
Health Care Reform to be a Top Priority of Congress -- Workforce Management
Wellpoint, X prize Launch $10M Health Care Reform Competition -- Associated Press
Nonprofit Hospitals Leave The City for Greener Pastures -- The Wall Street Journal
Health Care Heats Up in Presidential Campaign -- The Wall Street Journal Health Blog
McCain Plans Federal Health Cuts -- The Wall Street Journal
Obama Attacks McCain's Healthcare Proposal -- The Los Angeles Times

ReformPlans Blog

by Malorye Allison

Genes Predict Effectiveness of Popular Clot-Prevention Drug
Fri. Dec. 23, 2008 In a big boost for "personalized" medicine, two large studies have pinpointed a gene that can make a big difference in whether a patient gets the full benefit from Plavix, a drug that prevents blood clots. One of the world's top selling drugs, Plavix (clopidogrel) has become a mainstay for treating many patients at risk of heart attacks or stroke. However, in some patients, the drug doesn't seem to work properly, leaving them vulnerable to deadly clots.

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What Works: Montana Clinic Staffers Discover for Themselves How to Beat MRSA
Fri. Dec. 5, 2008 One of the things we will focus on at www.ReformPlans.com is what works -- steps that improve the health care system. A couple of days ago, I heard about an approach that, although unusual, is succeeding superbly in stopping the spread of MRSA

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“The Other” Emanuel’s Seven Priorities for Health Reform
Thurs. Nov. 20, 2008 Obama’s pick for White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has two very successful brothers. One of them, Ezekiel, happens to be a physician and health care reformist.  Last week I spoke to him about his top priorities for U.S

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Weekly Newsletter




Will Dems push for a public plan to replace private insurance? Or just to compete with it? Tell me:


1. More U.S. companies offering on-site clinics.
2. Ecri Institute releases list of top 10 hospital hazards.
3. Many turning to Medicaid and SCHIP due to recession.
4. Gene test helps predict patient response to Plavix.

See Obama's plan stack up against those of interest groups like AHIP, AMA, and AAFP :
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