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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 696 pages of regulations and their rationales on Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). As quoted on Medscape.com, the regulations were “mind numbing.” Not to worry, though; Dr. Berwick, who was interviewed … Continue reading
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By now you should all be familiar with the “Super Committee” created in the deal President Obama and Congress struck to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. This committee is scheduled to produce at least $1.2 trillion in Federal spending cuts … Continue reading
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Qui tacet consentit …silence implies consent.
I find it fascinating that Dr. (should we even call him that anymore) Berwick actually uses the word democcracy—last I looked, he was not elected, but gets to tell us what we should do think, etc, AND THEN BE HAPPY WITH IT! Last I looked that was a) autocracy b) dictatorship c) demagoguery d) CMS