Putting Money Where My Mouth Is: Welcome to Healthcare Trendsparency
Like the brothers Jake and Elwood from the movie the Blues Brothers, I have been on a mission. A mission and unwavering commitment to follow-thru on a promise made to de-confuse healthcare for anyone...
View ArticleVanderbilt Healthcare Professor Sounds Off
People tell me that I’m pretty passionate about healthcare – I can get fired up on the topic of cost transparency at the drop of a hat. I never thought anyone would match my enthusiasm on this subject...
View ArticleMassachusetts IS on the Right Track
In an article in Monday’s edition of Boston’s MetroWest Daily News , Kevin Schwartz reported how the State of Massachusetts Legislature, Attorney General Martha Coakley and UMass Medical Center’s Dr....
View ArticleSaving the Affordable Care Act
In a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed in which he redefined the President’s national healthcare program – ACA, the Affordable Care Act – into something that could actually be both workable and...
View ArticleThe Power of Information in Consumer Hands
Those who have been around me for any length of time know how passionate I am about the need to make the American healthcare system far less daunting for consumers – especially concerning the cost of...
View ArticleAnd Now Missouri
I’d love to meet Senator Rob Schaaf, a Missouri state senator and family physician. After reading about a bill he’s sponsoring in the Missouri Senate in the Columbia Missourian , I’ve got a real hunch...
View ArticleAbout to Break the Sound Barrier
Four years ago, Robert Hendrick and I launched change:healthcare. And so far, it’s been an exciting ride, to say the least. Our evolution has been phenomenal; and, along the way, we’ve helped a ton...
View ArticleCost Transparency + Education = Engaged, Savvy Healthcare Shopper
Doug GhertnerPresident and CEO A recent New York Times article titled “The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill” compares the costs of common medical procedures – like colonoscopies, hip replacements and...
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