Today is opening day. The first day of the season where the Milwaukee Brewers will win the World Series. In honor of opening day, I’ve put together an all-star team of health wonk blog posts. To find out more information about a baseball player, you typically examine his statistics. To find out more information about the riveting health policy questions posed below, simply click on the link.
It’s time for some baseball Health Wonk Review fever. Enjoy!
Starting Lineup
- 2B: Does HDHP reduce spending? Two Perspectives: Colorado Health Insurance Insider and The Incidental Economist
- LF: Would primary care say no to insurance? – Nuts for Healthcare
- RF: Does the GOP have a health plan? – John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog
- 1B: Is the best work on healthcare quality unfeasible? – health AGEnda
- 3B: Is prohibiting self-care the right thing to do? – Dr. Liberty
- CF: Can carriers work with special interest/needs groups to find feasible treatment solutions? – InsureBlog
- SS: Who owns patient data (the Walgreens edition)? – Health Blawg
- C: Will Block-Granting Medicaid Funds Save Money? – Avik Roy
- P: Is Medicare’s decision not to pay for “Never Events” and example of rationing? – Covert Rationing
Bullpen
- RHP: Webinar on Meaningful Use – The Healthcare IT Guy
- RHP: Comparative effectiveness “doesn’t work in the real world”? – Meaningful HIT News with Neil Versel
- RHP: What is self-determination theory? – The Road to Health…
- RHP: The end or a beginning for HIT? – Health Affairs Blog
- LHP: How do you measure drug price inflation? – Drug Channels
- LHP: What is the secret sauce for disease management? – Disease Management Care Blog
Awards
- Biggest Home Field Advantage: How large are the differences in Medicare spending across states? – Healthcare Economist
- More clever blog title: “A Hospitalist and a CFO Walk Into a Bar…” – The Hospitalist Leader
- Best Map: County Health Rankings Map – CountyHealthRankings.org
- Highest Paid: $24 million for Pfizer CEO – Health Care Renewal
- MVP: Heroes of Fukushima – Workers’ Comp Insider
Good luck with the Brewers!
Next edition of the Health Wonk Review will be hosted at the Health Business Blog
Great job (and yeah, rotsa ruck with the Brewer’s)!
Great metaphor, outstanding HWR!!
Wow, leadoff! Thanks coach! We won’t let you down.
I think all HWRs should be in this format from now on. That was efficient!