tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post9081290513324579874..comments2024-03-17T04:20:11.083-04:00Comments on The Population Health Blog: Who Will Flash Mob the Public Option Like Whole Food Markets? Or How?Jaan Sidorovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post-65804596645068184772009-10-05T09:43:21.763-04:002009-10-05T09:43:21.763-04:00I can sympathize with the folks as CMS who don'...I can sympathize with the folks as CMS who don't want to be vulnerable to personal or other types of attacks. On the other hand, there is is something to the notion of being accountable when it comes to using other people's money. In my past in the commercial insurance market, any doctor unhappy with our decision making could get a hold of me personally. The invective could be considerable, but as professionals, you learn to live with it. Sometimes you also learn you made a mistake.Jaan Sidorovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181810725696409953.post-55435334295681211252009-10-02T11:42:48.829-04:002009-10-02T11:42:48.829-04:00Well said Brady.
On the other hand, and while I a...Well said Brady.<br /><br />On the other hand, and while I agree with you, CMS' actions, while aimed small, often turn out to be magnified thanks to a byzantine and opague process mixed in with a increasingly hidebound health care system. For example, minor wordings in the Medicare regulations involving prcoess can be interpreted by legions of lawyers and payers into millions of dollars.<br /><br />Like you, I've met many of the good people at CMS. They are good people. But they are also accountable and from time to time are involved in bad decisions arising out of good intentions. They should be subject to the same noisy, uncomfortable, messy and ultimately democratic 'actions' that have helped make our country great. Right now, in the name of security, it's to easy to conclude they're hiding behind security guards, car searches, bag searches and metal detectors.Jaan Sidorovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05072456803925863874noreply@blogger.com