Paul Ginsberg, Ph.D., president of the Center for Studying Health System Change, was quoted in a January 22, 2007 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that examined the recent launch of RevolutionHealth.com, a Web site that hopes to cater to the growing phenomenon of consumer-driven health care. Ginsburg cautioned that “they’re talking about tying together a lot of different services, most of which no one has been very successful in developing.”
Stephen Parente, Ph.D., associate professor in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, was featured in a January 29, 2007 Government Health IT article that examined the development and funding for the National Health Information Network (NHIN). The article summarizes a meeting of experts to discuss further development, including finance options for NHIN. Parente noted that “planning for the NHIN has focused too much on the national network and not enough on the potential users of the network, especially individual doctors.”
Robert D. Reischauer, Ph.D., chair of the HCFO National Advisory Committee, and president of The Urban Institute, was featured in a January 25, 2007 Washington Post article that examined the health care proposals President Bush introduced in his State of the Union address. Reischauer described Bush’s proposal to provide a tax deduction for purchasing health insurance in the individual market as “tilting the playing field toward this very flawed market.”
Sara Rosenbaum, Ph.D., professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health, was featured in a January 12, 2007 Akron Beacon Journal article that discussed a town hall meeting at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland. The article describes the educational meeting to inform parents about SCHIP and Medicaid. Rosenbaum, the program moderator, cautioned attendees at the meeting that “those interested in seeing that kids are insured should keep an eye on the congressional debate to make sure money for SCHIP isn’t taken from Medicaid.”
