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Can Market Competition Cure What Ails Healthcare

WebThe size and administrative complexity of American healthcare is profound. In 2023 national healthcare spending was more than $4.5 trillion, approximately $13,500 …

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The Case for Bundled Payments

WebBy rewarding the quantity, but not the quality or efficiency, of medical care, the fee-for-service model is widely recognized as perhaps the single biggest obstacle to …

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A Groundbreaking Proposal to Compel Healthcare Price …

WebJohn McCracken, PhD. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public comment on a tentative proposal to compel hospitals, physicians …

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The Disruption of American Hospitals

WebFrom their humble origin in Philadelphia in 1751, U.S. hospitals have evolved into large, expensive, technology-laden institutions at the epicenter of the …

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The Ongoing Saga of Hospital Price Transparency

WebJohn McCracken, Ph.D. Price discovery is a cornerstone of a market economy. In order to shop effectively, healthcare payers must be able to compare prices …

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The Impact of Healthcare Consolidation

WebThe healthcare industry has been consolidating for the past two decades, with hospitals merging into larger systems, physicians consolidating into larger practices and …

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Healthcare at the Crossroads

WebJohn McCracken, PhD U.S. healthcare is at a crossroads.  The choice is between a more transparent, market oriented system characterized by competition on …

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The Cost of Waste in Healthcare

WebJohn McCracken, PhD. A recent study in JAMA estimated the cost of waste in the U.S. healthcare system to be between $760 billion to $ 935 billion, approximately …

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Lessons Learned from a Half-Century of Physician Leadership

WebBlake Waterhouse, MD, MBA has had a 50-year career as a physician and physician leader, including service as President and CEO of Straub Clinic & Hospital, the …

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Dr. Paul Convery

WebDr. Paul Convery is a clinical professor for Healthcare Leadership & Management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management of The University of Texas Dallas. He has over 20 …

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How Employers Can Reduce Healthcare Costs

WebPrivate employer healthcare spending reached $727 billion in 2018, making it their second largest expense behind wages and salaries. Hospital services represented …

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Competing Narratives About Healthcare Inflation

WebHow to deal with the seemingly inexorable rise in healthcare spending has been a central policy challenge for over four decades. In 1980, healthcare spending was …

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The Impact of Healthcare Price Transparency

WebJohn McCracken is Director of the Alliance for Physician Leadership, an educational partnership between the University of Texas at Dallas and The University of …

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The Myth of Shared Responsibility

WebIf you ask people who pays for healthcare, most will respond that it’s a shared responsibility between government, business and households.  But that’s a …

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Healthcare Kludgeocracy

WebHealthcare Kludgeocracy. March 24, 2022. John McCracken, Ph.D. Physicians aren’t “burning out;” they’re suffering from moral injury. Moral injury—being …

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Robert Kaiser, PhD

WebDr. Bob Kaiser is a clinical professor of Healthcare Leadership and Management in the Naveen Jindal School of Management of The University of Texas at Dallas.

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Medicare for All Is a Stalking Horse for a Public Plan Option

WebA clear majority of the American public views healthcare as the top priority for Congress, including lowering prescription drug costs (70%), creating a government …

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