Africa: VillageReach Names Dr. Ahmed Ogwell as CEO to Drive its 2030 Strategy: [VillageReach] Dr. Ahmed Ogwell, a dynamic leader in global health, will join VillageReach as our incoming CEO in May, 2025. He will bring his vast expertise, advocating for and implementing systemic health reforms across Africa. Dr. Ogwell's leadership is marked by his commitment to improving health outcomes through innovative… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKRP8K #Africa #GlobalHealth #Leadership #HealthReform #Innovation
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I wrote this when Darzi (he's back) was promoting polyclinics for London's health system, under the Brown government.
It is still relevant to the prevention-primary care-specialist care interaction.
It is essential to take a wthile system view of health policy innovation.
https://www.academia.edu/7649366/The_idea_of_the_polyclinic
Plan for GPs to divert millions of patients from hospital waiting lists | ITV News
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-04-17/new-plan-for-gps-to-divert-millions-of-patients-from-hospital-waiting-lists?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
#polyclinic #HealthPolicy #HealthReform
1️⃣0️⃣ Singapore solved this problem. Their government publishes fee benchmarks, forcing hospitals to compete on price. Patients can compare costs before getting treatment. #SingaporeModel #HealthReform
2️⃣ Healthcare wasn’t always like this. Before the 1940s, patients paid doctors directly, and pricing was transparent. So what happened? #HealthReform #MedicalHistory
The Chris Hedges Report: ‘Virtue Hoarders’
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/02/17/the-chris-hedges-report-virtue-hoarders/
“The culture war was always a proxy economic war” — Catherine Liu discusses her new book, Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class. By Chris Hedges The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. The…
#Politics #BidenAdministration #Books #Campaign2024 #China #Commentary #Economy #FreeSpeech #HealthCare #HealthReform #IncomeInequality #Labor #ObamaAdministration #Protests #Taiwan #TrumpAdministration #U.s. #Women #AffordableCareAct(aca) #CatherineLiu #ChrisHedgesReport #Counterculture #DemocraticParty #Diversity #Enlightenment #EquityAndInclusion(dei) #IdentityPolitics #InflationReductionAct(ira) #Obamacare #ProfessionalManagerClass #SexualLiberation #SinglePayerHealthcare #WorkingClassStruggle
Belgium’s new government unveils wide-ranging health reform agenda, including key pharma measures https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/belgiums-new-government-unveils-wide-ranging-health-reform-agenda-including-key-pharma-measures/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Belgium #EUPharmaPackage #FrankVandenbroucke #HealthReform
OPINION: Covid-19 vaccine side effects, though rare, impact real lives. Honest acknowledgment could improve future vaccines and build public trust.
https://undark.org/2024/11/05/opinion-honest-discussion-of-covid-vaccine-side-effects-is-overdue/
#COVID #COVID19 #Vaccines #medicine #PublicSafety #publictrust #sideaffects #pandemic #disease #community #discussion #MedicalTransparency #HealthReform #CovidVaccines #PublicHealth #VaccineSideEffects #HealthAdvocacy #LegislativeAction #opinion #VaccineSafety
"More than 70% of the money comes from the government, and the rest from the suckers who have to buy their insurance on the “open market”–which includes those buying via the ACA exchange, receiving government subsidies, and government employees.
So while these huge systems act like Fortune 100 companies and reward their executives accordingly, almost all the money comes from the taxpayer..."
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@deonandan
I believe #directprimarycare is illegal in most provinces in #canada too.
Working well over the border here in #maine
New case study from the center left think tank #thirdway about #maine #hospital consolidation and how it's "ripping off patients"
As a Maine doc, the only omission I see is that they fail to discuss Maine's #certificateofneed law which allows hospitals here to block lower cost competitors. That's part of why we send some patients out of state for lower cost tests and surgeries.
https://www.thirdway.org/report/fixing-maines-broken-hospitals-a-case-study
#Capitation involves a lot more than paying #primarycare a monthly fee. It creates perverse incentives for #familymedicine docs and other PCPs to ration care.
#directprimarycare #costsofcare #healthreform
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/compensation-pay-primary-care-shortage-solution/
@pluralistic Pertinent to #healthreform #costsofcare #MedMastodon
@petersuber
Much of this is due to #feeforservice billing paradigm and prepaying for routine care via #healthinsurance
For #primarycare, it's simpler to dump both. That makes primary care efficient enough that we can provide it (and free phone calls and messages) for $44 to $99/month when the hospital clinic down the street is charging $173 to $351 per visit.
Save the insurance for big , expensive problems.
Well my boys no longer qualify for medicaid. I now get to figure out how to budget medications. Thankfully my boy with epilepsy can take generic medications. That will help, however, I shudder to think what ADHD meds will cost.
I think the worst part is that if the neurologist were to recommend another EEG, the cost becomes a huge Factor in our decision rather than whether it would be beneficial for our child.
As pharmacy owners target customers & community members with a scare campaign, some timely reading from @JenniferDoggett : If the Pharmacy Guild is losing its political power, what are the opportunities for reform? https://www.croakey.org/if-the-pharmacy-guild-is-losing-its-political-power-what-are-the-opportunities-for-reform/
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We will have plenty more to report on #HealthReform developments in coming days, but meantime here is an overview of the news out of recent #NationalCabinet meeting re #NDIS, #PHC, housing & planning policy https://www.croakey.org/where-is-the-national-health-reform-agenda-heading/
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(includes links to relevant documents)
It's a BIG week for health news. We will have a stack of new stories to publish in coming days; in the meantime, check out https://www.croakey.org/ We bring reading on political power & #healthreform, learning from Wales and embedding wellness in policies, latest on COVID & more..
If the Pharmacy Guild is losing its political power, what are the opportunities for reform? A timely and important article by @JenniferDoggett
https://www.croakey.org/if-the-pharmacy-guild-is-losing-its-political-power-what-are-the-opportunities-for-reform/
Also HT @LRussellWolpe @CharlesAndrewMK
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