Why You Chose Medicine/Health Care

“Those who suffer need you to be something more than a doctor; they need you to be a healer. And, to become a healer, you must do something even more difficult than putting your white coat on. You must take your white coat off. You must recover, embrace, and treasure the memory of your shared, [...]

Len Nichols Comments in The Wall Street Journal about WellPoint’s Rate Increases

Health Insurer WellPoint Inc. originally stated that there would be a 39% increase for individual plans.  However, now they will suffer a $100 million dollar loss in California since there was error in the insurer’s filing and such a high rate is unjustifiable.  Angela Braly, the chief executive of the company says that the price [...]

In a Recent Medscape Article, Len Nichols Shows his Support for Dr. Berwick’s Nomination

by Robert Lowes “Letter Supporting CMS Nominee Donald Berwick Tries to Dispel Rationing Concerns”, Len and about 90 other groups show strong support to confirm Dr. Donald Berwick as director of CMS.  With many false claims being made of Berwick, such as, “Dr. Death Panel,”death panel czar “Obama’s point man for socialized medicine”, “a nominee [...]

President Obama’s Proposal

Below is a brief overview of Obama’s Proposal and the opposition to reform. Visit the White House Website for Details Brief overview of the President’s Bill: The Senate bill is the core of the President’s Proposal Middle class tax cut that will reduce premiums for families and small business owners, making coverage more affordable and [...]

Len Nichols Comments on Containing Cost-Growth vs. Expanding Health Care Coverage

Long before health reform will help businesses, Joe Wilson, a proprietor in Fredericksburg, VA with 107 employees, discusses its impact and high health care costs. He talks about the increased costs that would be effective immediately because under health reform, part-time employees will also qualify for health insurance benefits along with any employee’s adult dependent children under age 26. Joe [...]

USA Today Quotes Len Nichols on Cancer Costs and Their Impact on Overall Health Care Spending

This article discusses  cancer care costs and how it has increased over the past 20 years (along with other health care spending). With an aging population and more people getting cancer, higher costs are expected. However,  as more cancer patients are taken care of outside of the hospital, the share of inpatient hospital costs have [...]

Health Affairs Briefing: Moving Forward on Health Reform

Len Nichols

Len Nichols will be participating in a briefing to discuss the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as it is a challenge for the public and private sectors. Health Affairs will be hosting this event and the participants include: Len Nichols, health economist, GMU David Culter, economics professor at Harvard University Jon [...]

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