Health economist Uwe Reinhardt famously declared in 2003 that if you want to address higher spending on health care in the U.S., then “it’s the prices, stupid.” Yet almost 20 […]

Political leaders have spent the last decade furiously debating the future of the health care system, while ignoring the elephant in the room: the employer insurance market. The U.S. population […]

High-income countries can offer state-of-the-art medical technology, but treatment can be expensive. The patient’s contribution to the cost of medical treatment can quickly outpace their ability to pay, particularly in […]

Emergency departments provide an essential role in the health care ecosystem, but a significant proportion of visits to the emergency department are for care that might have been delivered in […]

Gordon Moore: Welcome to the 3M Inside Angle podcast. This is your host Dr. Gordon Moore, and with me today is Dr. Jason Greenspan. He is a emergency medicine physician […]

Gordon Moore: Welcome to 3M’s Inside Angle Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Gordon Moore, and with me today is Dr. Marty Makary. Dr. Makary is a New York Times bestselling […]

Health care payment in the U.S. is the outgrowth of decades of policy decisions that were not all thought out in advance and thus have become a mess. We pay […]

The intersection of a novel virus, health disparities across our communities and rising health care prices presents a formidable challenge to the U.S. health care system. COVID-19 is new, but […]

Healthcare pundits agree this is a time of uncertainty. Depending on your media of choice, uncertainty either reigns (New York Times), looms (CNN), or trickles down (Public News Service). Given […]

The rising cost of health care continues to be a top concern for the American public.  Similar to any other purchase, consumers want value when purchasing health care.  Value means […]