Our Perspective

Essay to President Elect Obama by Richard Lippin, MD
If I Were President Obama's Health Care Czar - This is what I would tell him...
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Everybody Loves You by Sami Bég, MD
Recently I came upon the March 2007 copy of Readers Digest.  The article, “Before Everybody Loved Raymond” by Phil Rosenthal caught my attention...  read more

Medicaid Reform – Going for the Fix   by Frederic S. Goldstein
Medicaid has been a thorn in the side of every state budget for the past few years due to increased enrollments, expanded eligibility and growing costs for products and services.  States have been seeking solutions to this problem... read more

Easy-to-Implement Steps to Gaining/Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle 
by Boyd Lyles, MD
As Americans look for ways to take better care of themselves -- both to improve and maintain their health, and to cut health care spending – U.S. Preventive Medicine Chief Medical Officer Dr. Boyd Lyles suggests the following guidance for adopting a healthier lifestyle.... read more

Wellness Programs – A Corporate Counsel Perspective by Paul Risner
Corporations are flocking to wellness programs, and it appears they will continue to do so for quite some time.  According to a 2007 survey of CEOs of global companies, conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, more than....  read more

When it Comes to Employee Health, Which Comes First, The Chicken or The Egg? by Daniel Tillotson
As health care expenditures continue to skyrocket, (most employers can expect year over year premium increases with no relief in sight) the debate continues about whether employers should focus their wellness efforts on the chicken or the egg....   read more