tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7384890402198268990..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Quiet Coziness with Wall StreetRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-25469147705294538582011-12-17T21:02:58.432-05:002011-12-17T21:02:58.432-05:00As if on demand now this news comes from Pittsburg...As if on demand now this news comes from Pittsburgh, a 1000% salary increase:<br /> <br />Highmark making Onorato a top exec<br /> <br />Responsibilities will include public, corporate relations<br /> <br />Saturday, December 17, 2011<br /> <br />By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette<br /> <br />Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato will join health-insurance giant Highmark Inc. as one of Afraidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-6207802119134006332011-12-14T22:45:14.461-05:002011-12-14T22:45:14.461-05:00Regulatory capture is inevitable. Dependance on h...Regulatory capture is inevitable. Dependance on humans resisting the self-interest path can not work no matter how well a regulatory policy is implemented. <br /><br />Lets assume that 25% can not resist the temptation to convince themselves they are doing good while doing bad. As the other 75% get sick watching it and leave, get eaten for standing up for right, or simply passing away, the 25%Seven Signsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-40897706790160977622011-12-11T15:52:57.148-05:002011-12-11T15:52:57.148-05:00Anonymous -
Since you have addressed me by my fir...Anonymous -<br /><br />Since you have addressed me by my first name, would like to do me the courtesy of telling me your name?<br /><br />I have no inside information on what goes on in CMS, and on this blog, we do not do original reporting. We comment on what is already public. The article by POGO did not provide the answers to your questions, and therefore neither can I.<br /><br />Note that Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-34466169933746470452011-12-11T13:09:47.796-05:002011-12-11T13:09:47.796-05:00Interesting defense of Berwick, Roy.
Did Berwick ...Interesting defense of Berwick, Roy.<br /><br />Did Berwick stop them or out them or stop the practices? How many would be whistleblowers did Berwick fire? <br /><br />He would have established more credibility if he had cleaned the corrupted house <br /><br />To what extent did these or other businesses influence Berwick to declare a 1% cut in Medicare payments to docs who did not purchase Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-28263207029041782392011-12-11T10:53:12.110-05:002011-12-11T10:53:12.110-05:00Anonymous -
As is noted in the article I quoted, ...Anonymous -<br /><br />As is noted in the article I quoted, these practices apparently pre-dated, perhaps for a long time, the brief tenure of Donald Berwick MD as leader of CMS. It makes no sense to blame him for them.Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-84339540652296116852011-12-11T07:58:24.395-05:002011-12-11T07:58:24.395-05:00Donnie Berwick, MD was the man...what a leader! W...Donnie Berwick, MD was the man...what a leader! What a man!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-84270936572243182002011-12-10T11:33:55.310-05:002011-12-10T11:33:55.310-05:00Amen!Amen!Judy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-15960628305575264262011-12-10T01:25:01.825-05:002011-12-10T01:25:01.825-05:00The CMS emplyees who set up these meetings should ...The CMS emplyees who set up these meetings should be fired immediately. Of course they would simply get to have their higher pay reward at the investment house.Afraidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-7795191171079910722011-12-09T15:58:03.830-05:002011-12-09T15:58:03.830-05:00Of interest may be this from CNN:
http://m.cnn.co...Of interest may be this from CNN:<br /><br />http://m.cnn.com/primary/_psiJyU-i0rcapzVrJ<br /><br /> <br />E-mails questioned huge contract for firm with ties to Obama administration <br /><br />By David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit<br /><br /><br />Highlights:<br /><br />Political connections.<br /><br />No bid contract.<br /><br />180% ROI.<br /><br />Steve LucasSteve Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457363632413213801noreply@blogger.com