Gayle BrekkeDec 14, 20217 minCrisis of Empowerment My recent re-reading of Believe in People: Bottom-Up Solutions in a Top-Down World by Charles Koch (which I highly recommend, by the way)...
Gayle BrekkeAug 27, 20213 minPhysician Views of DPC - Results of a SurveyDirect Primary Care was viewed as potentially beneficial for both patients and physicians. For some survey questions, DPC physicians had...
-Mar 14, 20218 minPaying for Primary Care - Part 4A look at physician incentives in direct and traditional primary care delivery Direct Primary Care and Cash Fee for Service Until now in...
gregfann0Feb 28, 202127 minActuarial Clarity for Building on the ACA: Let’s 86 the 8.5% Myth and Other False Narratives The 46th President of the United States assumed office after serving eight years as vice president to the 44th president and four years...
-Feb 11, 20215 minPaying for Primary Care - Part 3We examine behavior changes associated with the use of insurance and how they drive health care spending even higher. In parts 1 and 2 of...
-Jan 7, 20218 min2021 and Beyond: Consideration for Meaningful Change in HealthcareIt is often a challenge to have meaningful discourse on such a charged topic as healthcare. After all, it impacts all of us and...
gregfann0Dec 28, 202017 minThe Tetradic Trumpcare Tally “I think it’s probably the thing that I’m most disappointed…that I haven’t been able to say what a good job we’ve done. I haven’t been...
-Dec 9, 20206 minPaying for Primary Care - Part 2How much more does insurance cost when it covers primary care? We saw in Part 1 of Paying for Primary Care that using insurance to pay...
-Dec 2, 20206 minPaying for Primary Care - Part 1How much can we save by using insurance properly? The unaffordability and poor value of health care and health insurance are top concerns...
-Oct 24, 20209 minBureaucracyIn the year 2000, the now world-renowned economist, Hernando De Soto published a must-read entitled “The Mystery of Capital – Why...
-Sep 21, 20203 minHey Public Health Officials - Here's Why the Public Doesn't Respect YouRespect must be earned, even during a pandemic. The Kaiser Health News article “Public Health Officials Are Our COVID Commanders. Treat...
-Sep 2, 20203 minThe Big Lie: Out-of-Network BenefitsI recently happened upon a publication entitled, "In Network vs. Out of Network Care - Fair Health Know Your Source Publications." A...
-Aug 18, 20204 minWhy “Market - Driven” Needs to Be Brought Back into The Conversation In 2007, Regina Herzlinger sounded the clarion call for healthcare reform with the release of her 3rd best seller, "Who Killed Health...
-Aug 2, 20203 minWhy Challenge Status Quo Thinking?We must be willing to examine the fundamentals of health care in the US. Status quo thinking accepts “the way things are” as the way...
-Jul 23, 20207 minHealth Services Research and Critical ThinkingWhat can academia learn from the actuarial profession about promoting critical thinking? What other mechanisms are available to improve...
-May 9, 20205 minWelcome to DescantOur aim is to ultimately make the health care system better by challenging status quo thinking, exploring the evidence, and engaging in...
-May 9, 20203 minDirect Primary Care: Good for What Ails ME!What this model is trying to do, and the amazing doctors who are doing it, are inspirational. They give me hope that health care can be...