SUPREME COURT DECISION

Flaws and All, This Is a Start

By Michael Glodé, MD¹ | June 29, 2012

¹University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado

Michael Glodé, MD

My thought is that it is good to move forward. No doubt there will be needed changes, but the status quo is broken and as Roosevelt said during the depression, “Try something. Try anything. And if that doesn’t work, try something else.” Flaws and all, this is a start. Hopefully it won’t result in World War II between the political parties.

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by James L. Mulshine | June 29, 2012 11:43 AM EDT

The ACA is far from a perfect solution but it is a beginning. We are immersed in a number of intractable healthcare problems and we have to get on with addressing these challenges. Today's decision allows us to move forward.

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Flaws and All, This Is a Start

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The Move to Bundled Payments Will Be Paradigm-Changing

Spiraling Costs: Who Will Address the Role of Medicolegal Drivers?

Impact on Daily Practice Is Completely Unknown

Cancer Will No Longer Be a Financial Death Blow to Many Patients

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