The way we “solve” healthcare without killing progress is by making it way more efficient and affordable - which means aggressive deregulation to allow innovation & competition, forcing EHRs to let patients port data to apps, and FTC breaking up local monopolies and PBM cartels.
Lumping physicians in with hospitals is disingenuous at best. Physician reimbursement has only ever gone down, year after year, for 30+ years. Hospital reimbursement has only gone up. No surprise since the ACA was written by insurance company, hospital company, and pharmaceutical company lobbyists.
@Noahpinion Insane companies make their money through their pbms. I think you must have gotten payed to to this article. You are way too smart for this. Also every economist knows that technology increases the cost curve in medicine as well
Governor @JBPritzker , with all due respect, as a resident of chicago, downtown to be exact, we have allowed lawlessness to hurt our property values and businesses. As someone who owns a business downtown that has been robbed 3 times in the last 4 years with no consequences and a drop in our residence value of more than 20 percent, we should focus on resolving that. I’m blessed to be able to withstand the economic setback but others are not. Our conventions are down, our Michigan avenue vacancies are up and local businesses along with national chains have had enough. In other small towns across this state similar drops in prosperity have expanded.
I would assume that impact to farmers, small business owners and large companies like mine won’t just stand by. Recruiting top talent to come work for us has been met with challenges around both facts and perceptions. While I didn’t vote for you previously, I have respect for what you and your family have created and the philanthropic nature in which you have acted. In this moment we need real talk, from real people who can affect a change in direction. We have a great foundation and just need to address the cracks before they break even more. @chicagotribune@CrainsChicago both have an obligation to delve into the details so that residents can be more informed about what is and what can be. While I’m sure this note goes without a reply, your comment below doesn’t set the stage well for improvement but rather dissuasion to others to come, see and spend. Please attempt to adjust your perspective.
Avg value of Harvard education for first 30 years after graduating: $2.72 million.
Ryan Fitzpatrick in his first 18 years out of Cambridge: $81.2 million.