View from Washington: Hospitals at Center of Non-Profit Reforms
In the last year and, particularly, the last few months, hospitals – especially non-profit providers, which comprise almost two-thirds of the nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide…
Articles by Robert Betz Ph.D.
View from Washington: Revisitation
Federal policymakers take another look at the value of physician-hospital gain-sharing arrangements Considering the significant financial pressures from payers over recent years, coupled with the…
View from Washington: Political Convergence of Patient Safety Initiatives and Medical Liability Reform
When a medical company’s budget for expected claims and litigation significantly outweighs its annual budget for research and development, reform of the medical liability system…
View from Washington: The Obesity Epidemic
A public policy opportunity In 2004, obesity-related illnesses killed more Americans than tobacco, breast cancer, AIDS and fatal car accidents, to name a few. With…
Bundled Rebates: Forbidden Territory?
Non-healthcare case indicates that monopolists can be found liable despite pricing their products above costs. One might wonder why people in the healthcare supply chain…