Donald Berwick is a Harvard professor. He has also been nominated by President Obama to run Medicare. In an interview last year Dr. Berwick explained that the British National Health Service has, “developed very good and very disciplined, scientifically grounded, policy-connected models for the evaluation of medical treatments from which we ought to learn.” “The decision […]
Fairly often I will receive a phone call from someone asking how a certain discount health plan that they have come across on the Internet compares price wise with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona. I like phone calls like these actually, giving me the opportunity to possibly save someone a lot of heartache and […]
Catastrophic events are often paid for through the shared risk policyholders accept when they voluntarily purchase a health insurance plan through their local health insurance company. Policyholders also expect a certain level of potential benefits if and when needed. These are the principles of all insurance, the risk and reward shared by all involved. Several states […]
