Archive for April, 2010
Thoughts From the NEHI Employee Health Promotion Conference
Sitting at the NEHI conference today, a couple of quick thoughts:
First, Dr. Ron Goetzel notes that one of the largest sources of the escalating cost of health care is innovation itself – new prescription drugs and new technology. This backwards incentive is fueled by a complete lack of top down pressure for cost reduction. [...]
Massachusetts advocates for consumer data protection – but does regulation stifle innovation?
The state of Massachusetts recently passed a law that got a bunch of attention. 201 CMR 17.00 targets “Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth.” While other states have passed similar legislation – Massachusetts has raised the bureaucratic bar by establishing future guidelines for how businesses will have to prove [...]
Obesity crisis in America – where is the focus on nutrition?
Much ado has been made of the fact that obesity is a full-blown crisis in America. Turn on the news and in any given week it seems like stark statistics are being presented: 33% of American adults are obese. 68% of Americans are obese or overweight. 20% of American children are obese.
Given the relationship between [...]
