Medicaid at 50: Supporting the greater good

Medicaid at 50: no longer limited to the "deserving" poor?

Swedish rheumatology in good health at 50.

T Swedish model for social security and health care was dependent on a growing economy and full employment. With some 8.5% of open unemployment and faced with growing national debt problems, severe cuts have been implemented in the system and more are to come. How has this affected rheumatologic care? The number of hospital based units remains intact but a general reduction in beds has taken ...

Medicaid at 50: Time for a Major Overhaul.

JAMA: What has the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) accomplished in the past few years? DR BERWICK: [T]he center has really stimulated I think an unprecedented amount of activity around the country in the localities, very local activities, to come up with new ways to give and support care. A great example has been the Partnership for Patients. That was a program that I establi...

In the name of the greater good?

In the event of a pandemic that poses widespread infection and high death rates, the utilitarian mandate to 'reduce harm' is the relevant moral value that trumps other ethical considerations. The primacy of a utilitarian approach dictates that those who are in a position to assist the cessation of the most serious outbreaks in whatever role they may have, must be present to provide their servic...

In pursuit of the greater good.