Friday Private Practice Physical Musings
On wayto PPS National Meeting for a presentation tomorrow entitled Charity Good For Business? I am gong to have participants text or twitter me questions and feedback during the presentation. We shall see how it goes.
Online access courtesy of Delta airlines for $12.95. Data shows that few people actually pay this-similar to the phones that used to be in airplanes. My guess is airlines will all go this route anyway-similar to PT practices that get a biodex, BTE, or any capital intensive piece of equipment just because their competor has obtained it.
Enjoyed reading this article in NEJM about controlling US Healthcare spending. They looked at 12 policy options and the ability (or lack thereof) in decreasing cost. Other than bundled payment, the savings are marginal at best, are not real likely to occur, and would result in a loss of income to someone along the chain. We already have addressed why bundling won’t work. Looks like we are headed to more of the same from my standpoint.
Was reading in WSJ about a proposed plan to put medicare tax on capital gains for healthcare reform. This is very confusing to me as I thought healthcare reform and any potential publich options was not about medicare. Perhaps they will rename it healthcare reform tax. Maybe they are just running out of names for taxes.
Read an equally confusing CMS release about shelving Medical Home Demonstration project. This is one that I substantially agree with. Perhaps CMS is reading this blog and my contention about them from last April?
Cheers!
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