Category: Healthcare Policy

Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD PGY-2

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Riegel v. Medtronic [1] the first of a series of cases that may …

Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3

On July 30, 1965, then president Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law an amendment to the Social Security legislation establishing a national health care program for the …

Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-2, Health Care Policy Section Editor

Medical protocol and consent on trial in the New York Supreme Court.

In 2004, while working at a construction site, Brian …

In this series, we are trying to cut through some of the media hype in order to summarize the health care proposals put forward by the leading candidates for President.

Commentary by Aaron …

In this series, we try to cut through some of the media hype and summarize the health care proposals put forward by the leading candidates for President.

Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1 …

Welcome to the first post of our newest series. In this series, we’ll try to cut through some of the media hype and summarize the health care proposals put forward by the …

Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD PGY-2 

“Pay-for performance” is the broadly encompassing term used to describe recent efforts to restructure physician compensation so that rewards are commensurate to performance. Initially limited to small …

Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-2

A recent article in the New York Times publicized changes in Medicare subsidies. In the article’s own words, “Medicare will no longer pay the extra costs …