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What’s next for health-care reform?

Dick Taffe — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:26:43 +0000

Health-care reform is slipping from the media limelight and financial regulatory reform is moving in. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System,” says in a BU Today interview that there’s a lot that needs to be done right to make sure reform stays on track and the insurers don’t game the evolving new system.

“As this program begins to roll out, there are going to be things we won’t like. As more people are affected by it, there may be more support for changes.”

Contact Stephen Davidson, sdavidso@bu.edu, 617-353-7422

Health premiums rising

Dick Taffe — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:05:12 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report warning of double-digit increases coming in health insurance premiums. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “Still Broken: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System,” says if the report was released to highlight the need for reform, then the administration is right on.

“The real question is whether they can make the case compellingly enough that wavering Congressmen will pass the Senate bill — and then members of both houses will also pass a reconciliation bill that will satisfy House members who don’t like some of the Senate bill’s provisions.”

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu

Healthcare reform heads to the floor

Dick Taffe — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:42:48 +0000

The great healthcare-reform debate now moves to the floor of the House and Senate where Democrats wrestle with balancing priorities between affordable insurance and comprehensive benefits. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” says it’s a false choice which doesn’t address the need for insurers to change.

“If we insist on using private insurers and don’t create conditions under which they would eliminate fee-for-service payments, then we will continue to face avoidable dilemmas like this.”

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu

Healthcare reform bills flowing

Dick Taffe — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:43:10 +0000

With a variety of healthcare reform bills emerging in Congress, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows 72 percent of Americans favoring creation of a politically controversial public insurance option for coverage. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the forthcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can discuss the options.

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu

Healthcare-reform debate intensifies

Dick Taffe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:01:03 +0000

With major healthcare-reform bills expected to be introduced this month, President Obama is ratcheting up the public heat on Congress to agree on a measure to both expand coverage and cut costs. School of Management Professor Stephen Davidson, author of the upcoming “In Urgent Need of Reform: Saving the U.S. Healthcare System,” can put the politics in context.

Contact Stephen Davidson, 617-353-7422, sdavidso@bu.edu