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Now, Sleepless in San Francisco

By Matthew Holt Having returned from Seattle, the persistent itching from the sand-fly bites of Roatan has awakened me at 5 a.m. So I’m commenting on three pieces of news, which I've commented on before here and at Spot-On. First,...
December 5, 2008 in Health 2.0, Health Plans, Hillary Clinton, Marketplace, Matthew Holt, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Policy, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (1)

Flacks peddle false "reality"

By Matthew Holt Such a pity that the NY Times has been so beaten up by the commies amongst us that it actually now feels that it has to point out where Peter Pitts and Janet Trautwein get their money....
August 15, 2008 in Hillary Clinton, Matthew Holt, Pharma, Policy, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (3)

The managed care roller coaster

By Maggie Mahar & Niko Karvounis Niko Karvounis tracks the health care system for the Century Foundation. Maggie Mahar is an award winning journalist and author. A frequent contributor to THCB, her work has appeared in the New York Times,...
July 16, 2008 in Health Plans, Hillary Clinton, Maggie Mahar, Marketplace, Policy, The Industry | Permalink | Comments (17)

Obama's health plan may promise less but accomplish more

By Diana Dutton & Hal Holman Hal Holman is a professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and Diana Dutton is a research fellow at the London School of Economics and a former director of health services research at Stanford. The...
June 4, 2008 in Election 08, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (11)

Presidential candidates' health plans

By THCB Staff As a service to our readers, we've compiled all the presidential candidates' health plans in one place for you to easily access. Soon, we'll have a section of the TCHB devoted to the presidential race and health...
May 12, 2008 in Election 08, Hillary Clinton, McCain, Obama, Policy/Politics | Permalink | Comments (6)