Essential Health Benefits: Let Fifty Flowers Bloom
Well, it is official — now that the New York Times has taken note — that there will be considerable
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Announces Medicaid Expansion Budget Proposal
On November 19, 2012, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced his intent to forward a Medicaid expansion budget to the Missouri
Kansas City Quality Improvement Consortium’s Participation in the Rollout of the ACA’s Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement Program
On November 21st, CMS announced the three health care quality organizations chosen to be the first participants in a new
Considering Medicaid Expansion – Mental Health Services
The Kansas City Star's November 17, 2012 editorial on the need for honest analysis before decision-making on Medicaid expansion was
Missouri Ballot Measure on Exchange Formation – Tying the Governor’s Hands
Missouri voters have apparently approved a ballot measure prohibiting the governor from using an executive order to authorize the creation
Science in the Courtroom: Conception as Perfect Response to a Rape Charge
I have been enjoying reading James Mohr's Doctors and the Law (Johns Hopkins Press, 1993) as I broaden my knowledge
Why Does Health Care Transparency Matter?
I visited a Walgreen's Take Care Clinic this past weekend. Patient registration is completely automated and completely self-serve at the
Pharmacy Compounding Redux
Now that the dust has begun to settle, it is becoming apparent that compounding pharmacies are not unregulated, just relatively
Making Patients Happy and What About the Discouraged Patients?
This past week, the New York Times discussed the role of patient satisfaction scores in changing Medicare reimbursement. The timing
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Limit on Noneconomic Damages for P.I. Plaintiffs
On August 12, 2012, I blogged on how the Missouri Supreme Court struck down its noneconomic damages cap as an
