The Most Influential People in the Health Care System

According to this blog post on the NY Times, Modern Healthcare recently released its list of the 100 most influential people in the health care system. The top 3 people on the list, which should come as no surprise, are Barack Obama; Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; and Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform.

Who are some other very important people in the health care system that should be part of this list?

See the full list here.

Obama Makes his Case on Healthcare at Town Hall

As we wait and see what will happen over the course of the next week when Obama makes several appearances to convince the American public that his proposed plan will benefit them, make sure to check out the live-blogging being done by David Stout of the NY Times. So far President Obama has mentioned that Americans spend roughly $5,000 to $6,000 more on healthcare than people of other advanced countries. Check the NY Times blog to see live updates of his town hall meeting.

Solving the Healthcare Crisis

At Medicaid Managed Care this year Senator Tom Daschle will outlines the healthcare reform strategies based on his book, Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis, that are the foundation of President Obama’s healthcare plan. Evaluating where previous attempts at national healthcare coverage have succeeded and where they have gone wrong, he explains the complex social, economic, and medical issues involved in reform and sets forth his vision for change. As an in-demand healthcare speaker and the architect of Obama’s healthcare strategy, Daschle engages audiences in a productive and serious dialogue on healthcare reform and its impact.

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