David Blumenthal

Nov 28, 2024 | infobae.com | David Blumenthal |Evan D. Gumas

Últimas NoticiasPolíticaEconomíaDólar hoyDeportesSociedadPolicialesNewslettersEstados Unidos tiene el sistema de salud con peor desempeño entre todos los países de ingresos altos. Incluso los estados con mejores resultados están por detrás de países como Francia, Alemania, Reino Unido y Australia.

Nov 13, 2024 | hbr.org | David Blumenthal |Evan D. Gumas

The United States has the worst-performing health system among all high-income countries. Even the best-performing U.S. states lag international comparators like France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Australia. To move the United States from laggard to leader will require significant — but doable — changes in its healthcare system, including closing remaining gaps in insurance coverage, limiting debilitating out-of-pocket-expenditures, and reviving its failing primary care capabilities.

Oct 18, 2024 | commonwealthfund.org | David Blumenthal

Private equity (PE) in health care — that is, for-profit ownership by private investors of health care providers and facilities — has grown considerably over the past decade, raising lawmakers’ concerns about its consequences for the cost, quality, and equity of health care services. But this concern has not yet translated widely into action. In this blog post, we’ll look at current private equity policy and how policy developments may influence the future spread of PE investment in health care.

Aug 28, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | David Blumenthal |Gretchen Jacobson

The affordability of health care services has become a major issue for insured Americans because of limitations on coverage. Despite their guaranteed public coverage, people with Medicare also face affordability concerns.

Aug 6, 2024 | statnews.com | David Blumenthal |Sara Rosenbaum

The U.S. Congress needs help. It lacks the expertise to do its job in the post-Chevron world. At the end of its most recent term, the Supreme Court cast aside in a 6-3 decision the Chevron deference, which for 40 years required judges to defer to reasonable interpretations by federal agencies of the laws they are charged with administering. To legislate effectively without the Chevron deference, Congress will have to enact laws that leave far less room for interpretation.