Comments on: The Rest of the Story http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/ Insights on Health Care Reform | NCPA Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:22:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pat King http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-38869 Pat King Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:39:13 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/#comment-38869 This reflects the growing shortage in primary care physicians, which is getting worse every year as more and more med students choose more lucrative specialty practice over primary care. Looking down the road, we'll all have to become our own PCPs, using a combination of retail clinics, Emergency Department services and specialists. Hopefully the most technology-savvy among us will centralize our health info on Google Health or Microsoft HealthVault. Patricia King, J.D., M.B.A. Principal, Digital Age Healthcare LLC www.myhealthcaredollar.com www.digitalagemd.com This reflects the growing shortage in primary care physicians, which is getting worse every year as more and more med students choose more lucrative specialty practice over primary care. Looking down the road, we’ll all have to become our own PCPs, using a combination of retail clinics, Emergency Department services and specialists. Hopefully the most technology-savvy among us will centralize our health info on Google Health or Microsoft HealthVault.

Patricia King, J.D., M.B.A.
Principal, Digital Age Healthcare LLC
http://www.myhealthcaredollar.com
http://www.digitalagemd.com

]]> By: Chris Ewin http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-38866 Chris Ewin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:45:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/#comment-38866 Thank goodness the marketplace is taking over as "direct practices" become more common offering access to board certified, trusted primary care physicians at a reasonable price. It is all about the patient and it's time for policy leaders who have never run a primary care physicians' office observe and understand the transitions taking place for our patients' benefit. Chris Ewin, MD, FAAFP Immediate past president, SIMPD www.simpd.org Thank goodness the marketplace is taking over as “direct practices” become more common offering access to board certified, trusted primary care physicians at a reasonable price. It is all about the patient and it’s time for policy leaders who have never run a primary care physicians’ office observe and understand the transitions taking place for our patients’ benefit.

Chris Ewin, MD, FAAFP
Immediate past president, SIMPD
http://www.simpd.org

]]> By: David R. Henderson http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-38864 David R. Henderson Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:50:14 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/#comment-38864 Hey, John. Nice piece today. You're becoming my go-to guy for checking quickly on the policy debate on health care. A huge public good. Thanks. D. Hey, John. Nice piece today. You’re becoming my go-to guy for checking quickly on the policy debate on health care. A huge public good.
Thanks.
D.

]]> By: Regina Herzlinger http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-38863 Regina Herzlinger Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:40:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/#comment-38863 That is why we are called "patients" That is why we are called “patients”

]]> By: Alwyn Cassil http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/comment-page-1/#comment-38860 Alwyn Cassil Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:36:48 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/the-rest-of-the-story/#comment-38860 Suggest you read the study yourself at: http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/993/ Regarding Mr. Goodman's comment that the proportion of uninsured reporting cost as a barrier to care declined between 2003 and 2007, a little context is in order -- more than 90 percent of the uninsured who reported delaying or not getting care cited cost concerns as a reason in HSC's 1996-97, 2003 and 2007 household surveys -- the change from 2003(93.6%) to 2007 (91.3%) was not statistically significant. For insured people who delayed or went without care, the proportion citing cost as a barrier did change significantly between 2003 and 2007 -- 53.7% vs. 60.8%, respectively. Alwyn Cassil Director of Public Affairs Center for Studying Health System Change Suggest you read the study yourself at: http://www.hschange.org/CONTENT/993/

Regarding Mr. Goodman’s comment that the proportion of uninsured reporting cost as a barrier to care declined between 2003 and 2007, a little context is in order — more than 90 percent of the uninsured who reported delaying or not getting care cited cost concerns as a reason in HSC’s 1996-97, 2003 and 2007 household surveys — the change from 2003(93.6%) to 2007 (91.3%) was not statistically significant.

For insured people who delayed or went without care, the proportion citing cost as a barrier did change significantly between 2003 and 2007 — 53.7% vs. 60.8%, respectively.

Alwyn Cassil
Director of Public Affairs
Center for Studying Health System Change

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