John Boehner can’t seem to put together that coalition of the Great Middle to govern. He doesn’t control 218 votes and until and unless he finds a way to get to 218 there were be more embarrassments like yesterday’s failure of the Farm Bill. Democrats are opposed to the Food Stamp cuts and some tea…
The Wall Street Journal on Friday highlighted the State of Massachusetts manipulation of the Medicare formula that delivers an extra $230 million dollars to Massachusetts. This action robs other states including Wisconsin of the same amount. It is a wonky maneuver that should be corrected. The problem is the continuation of ground hog day on health…
UNOS is again proving itself to be not just ineffective but dangerous. It is an institution that reflects the lowest common denominator of transplant surgeons permitting mediocre center to continue and doing little to assist the best centers. Their latest gambit is “redistricting”–they want to use a mathematical formula to break up the country regardless…
You may not think that very much is going on under the nation’s dome, but there is a good deal of sorting out what implications hospitals, doctors, nurses, home health providers, nursing homes, and just about any other health related industry is facing. Patients first, and then how to serve there needs is the motto,…
The case of the little 10 year who needs a lung transplant that was prohibit is the latest example of the flaw UNOS process. UNOS is based on a consensus of transplant professional would inevitably protect the weak and marginal programs. Their real mission should be to maximize the use of a very scarce…
Today’s New York Times has an excellent piece explaining why health care is so expensive in this country. The author –Elisabeth Rosenthal–cites the costs of colonoscopies as a example par excellence of what’s wrong. She details the variation in cost around the country and the high cost of the procedure. Colonoscopies have been the “gold…
State Medical Society of Wisconsin: A returning client. Watertown Memorial Hospital: A returning federal client. Wisconsin Southern Railroad: Part of WATCO, and a new client.
Taken from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article by Guy Boulton http://www.jsonline.com/business/wisconsin-physicians-service-reverses-decision-on-kidney-treatment-coverage-rt94868-197239931.html The unit of Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp. that handles Medicare claims will cover a treatment that can increase the chances of dialysis patients’ finding a suitable match for a kidney transplant. The decision partially reverses a decision last year that was challenged by doctors at the…
MSNBC Morning Joe was live at the Dubliner today, doing their post-inauguration show. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ The “Democrat in the bow tie” was there and got to meet the guests and the correspondents.