Maggie Mahar

Morning Read: The beauty of ‘episode payments’ (MedCity News) (medcitynews.com) - March 18, 2010
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of health care: The beauty of ‘episode payments’: To change the course of out-of-control health spending in the U.S., we need to change t…

WellPoint testimony drops green flag on health reform restart (Indianapolis Business Journal) (ibj.com) - February 24, 2010
CEO Angela Braly is defending individual premium hikes one day before Obama's summit to debate his new reform proposal with Republicans.

Hayward man punched in face during robbery (The Daily Review) (insidebayarea.com) - February 18, 2010
Two men were robbed at gunpoint and one punched in the face as they left a Mission Boulevard bar a little before 1 a.m.

Health Beat: The Top Ten Immediate Benefits Americans Will Receive ... (healthbeatblog.com) - March 16, 2010
Follow Maggie on Twitter! Follow Maggie Mahar on Twitter. Money-Driven Medicine the Film ... Books by Maggie Mahar. Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much. (Harper/Collins 20…

Health Beat: Do Democrats Face “Unmitigated Disaster” at the Polls ... (healthbeatblog.com) - March 15, 2010
Maggie Mahar. John--. Indeed. But this is part of conservative fear-mongering--in this case aimed at moderate Democrats. It's also meant to make the public feel that most voters don't want hc reform a…

Health Beat: T.R. Reid Hosts a Presentation of Money-Driven ... (healthbeatblog.com) - March 12, 2010
Produced by Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney and inspired by Century Foundation Health Care Fellow Maggie Mahar's acclaimed book by the same name, the film offers a behind-the-scenes look at the $2.6…

Health Beat: Pelosi Makes another Wise Decision (healthbeatblog.com) - March 11, 2010
But the majority of Americans believe that women should have a choice, and they don't feel that the government--or Bart Stupak-- should make that decision for them. Posted by Maggie Mahar on March 11,…

Health Beat: Advice to Hospitals in a Downturn: “Market the High ... (healthbeatblog.com) - March 11, 2010
Maggie Mahar. Jenga--. The point is that insured patients are much more likely to be admitted and treated and uninsured patients are more likely to go home--not becaue the hospital won't admit them (t…

Health Beat: The Doctor Who Invented PSA Test Calls It “A Profit ... (healthbeatblog.com) - March 11, 2010
Maggie Mahar. Dan, Barry, Dino, NG. Dan --The problem is that We Don't Have a Cure For Prostate Cancer. As the inventor of the PSA tests points out, at the very best, one study suggests that if you sc…

Taking Note: Peggy Noonan vs. the New England Journal of Medicine (takingnote.tcf.org) - March 09, 2010
The Wall Street Journal has reported on the proposed changes and how much money could be saved here. But I guess Peggy Noonan doesn't read the Wall Sreet Journal, she just writes for its editorial pag…

Health Beat: Sarah Palin Admits Going to Canada for Health Care-- Why? (healthbeatblog.com) - March 08, 2010
Maggie Mahar. Tim--. Sorry. But if you've seen Palin on TV often enough, and are a writer, you actually can imagine the body language that goes with her prose. But you're right, my sentence didn't mak…

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A Culture of Fear and Intimidation: Reforming Medical Education (via Health Beat by Maggie Mahar) http://tiny.cc/RJkvi - March 16, 2010

Also, the Civil War kinda decided this RT @kentbottles Maggie Mahar does not think states can really block federal #hcr http://bit.ly/9CNYva - March 16, 2010

Maggie Mahar does not think states can really block federal #hcr http://bit.ly/9CNYva - March 16, 2010

Maggie Mahar's take on #hcr, Democrats, GOP, and the Fall elections http://bit.ly/bxTdVK - March 16, 2010
Maggie Mahar's take on #hcr, Democrats, GOP, and the Fall elections http://bit.ly/bxTdVK

LIVE AT NOON: Health Care Hits Senate - December 02, 2009
Amidst the grandstanding, egos, and filibuster threats, is it possible to come out of the Senate with a more progressive bill than the House passed? Joining us to discuss are Maggie Mahar, author of M…

Bill Moyers: Money-Driven Medicine - The Real Reason Health - September 01, 2009
Bill Moyers teams up with financial journalist Maggie Mahar and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney to bring you the truth about America's health-care system.

How The Profit-Hungry "Medical-IndustrIal Complex" Hurts - August 29, 2009
"Bill Moyers Journal" aired a new documentary on its show Friday about how the "medical-industrial complex" affects America's health care. Based on the book "Money-Driven Medicine" by Maggie Mahar, th…

Money-Driven Medicine: Patients for Sale (hospital ads) - August 22, 2009
DVD only 86 minutes, 2009 Producers: Alex Gibney and Chris Matonti, Director, Andrew Fredericks, based on the book of the same title by Maggie Mahar (Released in cooperation with B-side Entertainment)…

The Costs Of Health Care, Political And Financial - July 27, 2009
Journalist Maggie Mahar, author of Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health care Costs So Much, has studied the economics of U.S. health care and drawn a few conclusions. She weighs in on the cur…

Maggie Mahar: The Case of Patients v. Big Pharma - October 30, 2008
On Nov. 3rd the Supreme Court will hear Wyeth v. Levine, which has been called the “business case of the century”—and with good reason. In essence, Monday’s ruling will decide if patients have the rig…

Maggie Mahar: How John McCain Would Dismantle Medicare - October 30, 2008
If you want to understand McCain’s intentions toward Medicare you need to realize that his objections to the program are firmly grounded in a conservative ideology that can be traced back to Ronald Re…

High Quality Universal Health Care is Possible - August 25, 2008
High-Quality, Universal Health Care Is Possible -- With No Premiums or Deductibles according to Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel. What's more, reports Maggie Mahar, is that this plan would rein in health care infl…