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The Supreme Court Health Care Ruling: Now What?
With the Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act, experts from Wharton and the University of Pennsylvania say a small subset of Americans will see significant changes in their ability to obtain insurance, but the health care system as a whole still has a long way to go.
From: June 28, 2012
Health Care Reform: Life after the Supreme Court Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments both for and against President Obama's health care reform initiative, known as the Affordable Care Act. The provision at the center of the legal debate -- the individual mandate -- requires all adults to buy health insurance, either through their employers or by purchasing it themselves. Knowledge@Wharton talked with Wharton professors Scott Harrington, Jonathan Kolstad, Mark Pauly and Arnold Rosoff about the possible outcomes of the court case; the potential implications for businesses and consumers, and ways in which health care delivery in this country can be improved. (Video with transcript)
From: April 11, 2012
The Creative Destruction of Medicine Will Happen -- If Consumers Demand It
In his new book, The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care, Eric Topol argues that medicine is set to undergo its biggest shakeup in history, pushed by demanding consumers and the availability of game-changing technology. Topol -- a cardiologist, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute and co-founder of the West Wireless Health Institute in La Jolla, Calif. -- was recently interviewed for Knowledge@Wharton by C. William Hanson, III, director, surgical intensive care, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. (Podcast with transcript)
From: April 04, 2012
Looking for Solutions in a Rapidly Changing Health Care Environment
While the U.S. health care system is not yet on life support, it remains a fragmented and unwieldy structure whose rising costs bear little relation to improvements in access or quality. This is despite the introduction of patient management programs, some restructuring of insurance models, and efforts to adjust incentives for decision making all across the care continuum. But during keynote presentations and panel discussions at Wharton's 18th Annual Health Care Business Conference, the emphasis was on solutions.
From: March 28, 2012
Concierge Medicine: The Doctor Is (Always) In, If You Pay Enough
For anyone who has ever waited days or weeks to see the doctor, concierge medicine sounds appealing: For an additional fee, patients typically enjoy same-day appointments and 24-hour access, more face time with the doctor and extra preventative care. Doctors who offer concierge medicine say the practice frees them from the constraints imposed by insurance providers and allows them time to give patients the individualized attention they need. Skeptics argue that concierge medicine promotes a two-tiered system, improving health care for a few but worsening it for everyone else.
From: November 22, 2011
