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December 21, 2009
Steven LipsteinCEO, BJC HealthCare
Steve Lipstein is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.
| As we enter the final weeks of deliberations over health care reform and the United States Senate finishes work on legislation, the news media will attempt to capture the essence of last minute revisions, and politicians will attempt to convince us that the final version of the bill is either good or bad for the American people. We must beware the sound bite. The majority of proposed health care reform legislation is about health insurance coverage. Our government will spend between $800 and $900 billion over ten years to provide cov... more >>> |
November 30, 2009
Steven LipsteinCEO, BJC HealthCare
Steve Lipstein is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.
| At BJC, I write a column for our employee newspaper, titled “A Note from Steve.” We also encourage employees to share their thoughts through an invitation to send a “Note to Steve” at the end of each column. Recently, I have heard from a few employees with some serious concerns about the health care reform proposals in Congress, especially in regard to government involvement in health care, tax increases and perceived rationing of health care services. It occurred to me that many of you may share these same concerns ... more >>> |
September 25, 2009
Steven LipsteinCEO, BJC HealthCare
Steve Lipstein is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.
| Many visitors to makemedicinebetter.org are asking the same questions: "What is health care reform really all about?" and "What does health care reform mean for me?" There are no short or easy answers to these questions, but below is my attempt to provide some information that might help make it a little easier to understand. First, health care reform will mean something different to everybody, depending on whether you are old or young, rich or poor, employed or not, insured or not, completely healthy or with an existi... more >>> |
September 02, 2009
James KimmeyPresident/CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health
James R. Kimmey, M.D., M.P.H., is president and CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health, a nonprofit grant making health foundation dedicated to serving the uninsured and underinsured.
| Health reform in some guise appears imminent despite the efforts of opponents to demonize and distort the intent of such reform. The topic dominates the print and electronic media, particularly when some outrageous claim is made concerning the proposals taking shape in Washington. The lack of civility that has characterized the past few months is troublesome. But there are other troublesome aspects to the debate that are less obvious but ultimately more important. The issues that have been attracting attention are several―the public optio... more >>> |
CEO, BJC HealthCare
Steve Lipstein is president and CEO of BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States.
| The plight of almost 50 million uninsured fellow citizens in our country, the continually rising costs of health care and the combined impact of both on working families and businesses alike, have landed at the top of President Obama’s legislative agenda. The focus is welcome and overdue, but health care reform is a monumental undertaking that will take years of hard and serious work. As a provider of health care services and the area’s leading employer of health care professionals, we have a vested interest in what changes will... more >>> |
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