Clinician led management can fix the NHS, argues a senior doctor in this week's British Medical Journal. He calls on the government to let clinicians and managers plan and run their services free from political control.Senior medical professionals are often branded as opponents of reform, writes David Flook, Consultant General Surgeon at the Royal Oldham Hospital. But most medical personnel support changes, they just oppose "the cynical, superficial...Sunday, 19-Nov-2006 / [ Details... ]
The Department of Health's new clinical trials agreement raises questions about the NHS's relation with the drug industry, says an editorial published on the British Medical Journal website.Following the tragedy of the TGN1412 trial, the Department of Health announced last month that a model clinical trials agreement has been finalised. This provides a template that can be used by all NHS trusts for any clinical trial, without modification.Bu...Sunday, 19-Nov-2006 / [ Details... ]
According to a survey in the United States most people believe the health insurance system is in dire need of a fix; it is estimated that as many as 46.6 million Americans are uninsured.The poll of around 1,500 people has found that about 60 percent are in favour of higher premiums for smokers and 30 percent believe the obese should also pay more.The survey carried out on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the trade group fo...Wednesday, 15-Nov-2006 / [ Details... ]
The number of banks that offer health savings accounts has more than tripled since the end of 2005, as more employees enroll in high-deductible health plans that qualify for HSAs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Market-research firm Information Strategies found that nearly 1,100 banks now offer HSAs, which allow consumers to set aside money tax-free for medical expenses. Larger banks a...Tuesday, 14-Nov-2006 / [ Details... ]
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee likely will pass legislation that would require health insurance companies to cover mental illnesses at the same level as they cover physical illnesses, committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said, ...Wednesday, 7-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
Alissa Fox, vice president of legislative and regulatory policy for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, on Friday said that additional reductions in reimbursements to private Medicare Advantage plans "would be a disaster" for the program, ...Wednesday, 7-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Monday proposed a universal health coverage plan that would raise taxes and impose health insurance mandates on employers, the Washington Post reports (...Wednesday, 7-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
The "lion's share" of the Medicare and Medicaid savings over five years proposed in President Bush's fiscal year 2008 budget proposal comes from limits on annual inflation adjustments for reimbursements to hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers for Medicare, amounting to $39.5 billion, ...Wednesday, 7-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
President Bush on Saturday spoke at the annual House Democratic retreat for the first time since 2001 to promote his health care and other domestic policy proposals, the Washington Post reports (Abramow...Tuesday, 6-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
Recent newspaper headlines have suggested that doctors' pay is responsible for the financial crisis in the NHS. In this week's British Medical Journal, two experts go head to head over whether the remuneration is justified.Alan Maynard, Professor of Health Economics at York University argues that doctors' self interest manifests itself in two ways: enhancing personal income and protecting clinical a...Monday, 5-Feb-2007 / [ Details... ]
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