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Activities of the Fellows and Senior Fellows of the Coastal Research Group: Dr John Geyman Leads Forces of Dissent Against PPACA (Chapter 5: Summary of Concerns)

31. August 2010

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As the process of implementing 2010’s federal health care legislation proceeds (see The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act), debate on the wisdom of the legislation itself continues. One of the most articulate of the dissenters, whose analytical work has been widely quoted in the press, on television, and [...]

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Activities of the Fellows and Senior Fellows of the Coastal Research Group: Dr John Geyman Leads Forces of Dissent Against PPACA (Chapter 4: Quality of Care)

24. August 2010

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As the process of implementing 2010’s federal health care legislation proceeds (see The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act), debate on the wisdom of the legislation itself continues. One of the most articulate of the dissenters, whose analytical work has been widely quoted in the press, on television, and [...]

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Activities of the Fellows and Senior Fellows of the Coastal Research Group: Dr John Geyman Leads Forces of Dissent Against PPACA (Chapter 3: Access to Care)

18. August 2010

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As the process of implementing 2010’s federal health care legislation proceeds (see The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act), debate on the wisdom of the legislation itself continues. One of the most articulate of the dissenters, whose analytical work has been widely quoted in the press, on television, and [...]

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Activities of the Fellows and Senior Fellows of the Coastal Research Group: Dr John Geyman Leads Forces of Dissent Against PPACA (Chapter 2: Affordability)

10. August 2010

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As the process of implementing 2010’s federal health care legislation proceeds (see The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act), debate on the wisdom of the legislation itself continues. One of the most articulate of the dissenters, whose analytical work has been widely quoted in the press, on television, and [...]

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Activities of the Fellows and Senior Fellows of the Coastal Research Group: Dr John Geyman Leads Forces of Dissent Against PPACA (Chapter 1: Cost Containment)

3. August 2010

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As the process of implementing 2010’s federal health care legislation proceeds (see The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act), debate on the wisdom of the legislation itself continues. One of the most articulate of the dissenters, whose analytical work has been widely quoted in the press, on television, [...]

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Issues in Implementation of Health Care Reform Legislation: Part One – Student Indebtedness

24. June 2010

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Over the past 21 years, the National Conferences on Primary Health Care Access have identified many factors that have resulted in observable imbalances between primary and subspecialty medical care and imbalances between public health needs and the resources applied to them. The most recent National Conference (April 2010) examined some of the consequences of the recent [...]

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The Implementation Plan for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care and Education Reconciliation Act

24. April 2010

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The following timeline was presented as part of the First Plenary Roundtable at the Twenty-First National Conference on Primary Health Care Access. It was developed by the American Academy of Family Physicians and is reprinted, courtesy of the AAFP and its Director Of Education, Perry A. Pugno, MD, MPH. Non-substantive stylistic modifications have been made. Implementation [...]

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Opportunities in the Indian Health Service: An Interview with Charles Q. North, MD, MS

6. January 2010

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Selected Interviews from the Coastal Research Group’s Studentdoctor.net website. This interview was conducted by William H. Burnett and first appeared 30 August, 2009. Students may not be aware of the variety of opportunities available within the Indian Health Service (IHS). To learn more about IHS and the volunteer, scholarship, and employment opportunities available, the Student Doctor Network recently [...]

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Healthcare Reform: What can we really expect? – An Interview with David N. Sundwall, MD, MPH

5. January 2010

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Selected Interviews from the Coastal Research Group’s Studentdoctor.net website. This interview was conducted by Laura Turner and first appeared 26 July, 2009 [Below: Doctor David N. Sundwall.] What do you think are the greatest issues facing the U.S. healthcare system today? “Cost” control, i.e. restraining the rate of growth of spending for health-care services.  This is not unique to [...]

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Health Care Policy & The Student Doctor: An Interview with Gary LeRoy, MD

4. January 2010

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Selected Interviews from the Coastal Research Group’s Studentdoctor.net website. This interview was conducted by William H. Burnett and first appeared 7 May, 2008. SDN readers have responded favorably to our series of “20 Questions” asked of various health care professionals. With this interview of Dr. Gary LeRoy we launch a new series called “Health Care Policy and [...]

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