Friday, September 18, 2009
The Race from Bretton Woods
Poignancy will not be lost in
this edition of the strategist. I write to you this week from Bretton
Woods in
New Hampshire as I prepare to embark on a ...READ»
Thomas Jefferson once said, “"I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." ...READ»
Long before the current debate, an op-ed piece appeared in the Washington Post positing that the U.S. health care system was critically ill. The diagnosis? Terminal Information Design.READ»
This Week in Health Care Reform
This week, Sen. Ted Kennedy, longtime champion of universal health coverage, died at age 77. It remains to be seen how his death will affect the debate over health care reform as Democrats continue efforts without his guidance. Sen. Kennedy READ»
Politics 101 - Define yourself before your opponent has an opportunity to define you.This simple rule applies to message development and messaging as well. Define your message before your opponent/the opposition can define your ...READ»
Whether you think public-option health care is a panacea or a slippery slope, you can't deny that the issue has prompted plenty of dialogue (and, okay, invective.) Rather than keeping up on all the bloviating, here are six viral ...READ»
Even as partisan rhetoric swirled even stronger around the subject of health care reform, the Senate Finance Committee continued its health reform negotiations last week in what is the last hope for a bipartisan bill from READ»
With the health-care debate bogged down in mindless town hall confrontations and the President reassuring us his plan for health care reform will work--just as soon as he creates it--where can Americans turn for innovative ideas in ...READ»
The current reform package won't fix our Healthcare system because it doesn't actually address the problems. Understand the facts and stats regarding the uninsured and how we might actually insure every american without disrupting the U.S. economic system, and without spending Billions of dollarsREAD»
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There comes a time in just about everyone's life when they give some consideration to switching Medicare policies. This may be done, but the timing needs to be right.READ»
If you're 65 years of age or over, you might need to seriously re-evaluate your retirement funds to see if they will cover future health care expenses.READ»
Would anyone really have a beef with a health insurance company that provided not only affordable health insurance, but also a decent variety of health insurance plans?READ»
President Obama may have taken some heat for his interest in judicial empathy, but a smart take on empathy might just be the Rx for health care. The Cleveland Clinic, where Obama is spending time today, hopes to lead the way.READ»
Last week will go down as a truly significant week in health care reform. The House leadership unveiled its 1,000+ page bill and announced that the three committees of jurisdiction would immediately begin mark-up sessions designed to get a composite bill to the House floor by the end of July. Late last week the House Ways and Means Committee approved the House bill 23 to 18READ»
It's always best to be cautious about applying for the various benefits older people are entitled to, as many of them have certain restrictions or qualifications that those applying don't know. READ»
It's amazing how many people think they can only switch Medicare supplements during the anniversary enrollment period of November 15th to December 31st.READ»
We've seen many cases of couples and individuals who took retirement early thinking they'd have not only Social Security, but also Medicare to help defray the expenses. READ»
Leslie Saxon
Professor of Medicine; Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine
USC school of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Reinventing the Consumer
Leslie Saxon, 50, has worked in the field of networked health monitoring ...READ»
