Good Health and Physician Owned Private Practice Is Still Alive and Well: Here's Why . Elvonda

A death greatly exaggerated... The Population Health Blog recently broke bread with a Director at the Tucker Advisory Group .  TAG provides...

Good Health and Physician Participation in Board of Directors: Transcending the Bottom Line. Elvonda

Two quotes: Healthcare corporate governance in action One is from Citizen Kane : "Well, it's no trick to make a lot of money... if ...

Good Health and Channeling the Fox News Rebublican Debate for Health Care Reform . Elvonda

Last night, the Population Health Blog secured a suitable beverage supply, pulled up a chair and tuned to the Republican Party debate. As pr...

Good Health and The Gap Between Rank and File Physicians and Their Leaders. Elvonda

Awaiting our orders Talk about a study in contrasts. According to this Commonwealth Fund and Kaiser Family Foundation survey , only a minori...

Good Health and Three Downsides to Commercial Health Insurer Consolidation. Elvonda

Writing in The Wall Street Journal , Scott Gottlieb argues that the Aetna-Humana and the Anthem-Cigna combinations are evidence of waning in...

Good Health and Reform of Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate: Be Careful What You Wish For. Elvonda

Be careful what you wish for.  The law of unintended consequences.  I'm from the government and I'm here to help .  These were the n...

Good Health and Health Policy Insights from the Medical Home Summit: Wellness, ACOs. Elvonda

The Opening Ceremony of The Medical Home Summit The Population Health Blog is back home after attending the intellectually rewarding Populat...

Good Health and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Update: A Health Reform Lesson. Elvonda

The 1967 Corvair. A non-PHB version Long ago, when the Population Health Blog was courting the future PHB spouse, our unspoken understanding...