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Saturday, November 21, 2009 3:38 AM

Karen Davis

Type: Person
Name: Karen Davis
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents
According to Burberry's new shopper system, are you Brit, London or Prorsum?
system, splitting glamour queens who opt for silk catwalk dresses from those more comfortable in scruffy jeans. Tripartite: Harry Potter actress Emma Watson models Burberry London, left, Burberry Brit and Burberry Prorsurm, rightUnder the categories, ... [Mail Online UK - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 8 Documents (in Medicine)
US Spends More On Health Care, But Quality Falls Short
An international survey of primary care doctors released on Wednesday found that Americans are more likely than people in 10 other countries to have trouble getting medical treatment because of insurance restrictions or cost, Reuters reported.The annual ... [Red Orbit - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 10/31/2009 - Updated 10/31/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)
Government health plan option to cover few
WASHINGTON - What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent.That's the estimated share of Americans younger than 65 who'd ... [Minneapolis Star Tribune - 10/31/2009]
First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/24/2009 - 3 Documents (in Politics)
Analysis Of Health Reform Bills Highlights Key Similarities, Differences, Impacts, Costs
A new Commonwealth Fund report analyzes the similarities, differences, potential impacts, and costs of current bills passed by the five committees of jurisdiction in the United States Congress: Finance Committee and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ... [Red Orbit - 10/24/2009]
First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
US Lagging In Access, Quality, HIT Use According To International Survey Of Physicians In 11 Countries
Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies place on their patients' ... [Medical News Today - 11/06/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Public Option Plan Will Cover Few Americans, New Statistic Reveals
WASHINGTON — What's all the fuss about? After all the noise over Democrats' push for a government insurance plan to compete with private carriers, coverage numbers are finally in: Two percent. That's the estimated share of Americans younger ... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/01/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Survey: Experts support HHS to ‘fast track’ payment pilots and negotiate drug prices
November 03, 2009 | Chelsey Ledue, Associate EditorSuggested ContentNEW YORK – Experts polled in the latest Healthcare Opinion Leaders survey, conducted by the Commonwealth Fund and Modern Healthcare, favor sweeping changes to Medicare to help control ... [Healthcare Finance News - 11/03/2009]
First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Upper Midwest states report best performance measures
Managed Healthcare ExecutiveNATIONAL REPORTS—When it comes to healthcare, the gap between top- and bottom-performing states is widening, according to the latest state scorecard by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System. The ... [Managed Healthcare Executive - 11/05/2009]
First Reported 08/15/2009 - Updated 08/15/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)
Socialized Medicine Has a Good Side
Most Americans have heard horror stories of long waits for health-care services in other countries. But according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund, Nearly one quarter of Americans reported waiting six days or more for an appointment with their doctor. ... [Newsweek Healthbeat - 08/15/2009]
First Reported 10/12/2009 - Updated 10/12/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Commonwealth Fund: Healthcare disparity widens between states
FURTHER READING Organization Commonwealth Fund A report by the New York City-based has found there is a significant difference between the access, quality and cost of healthcare across state lines and that healthcare disparities among states continues ... [HealthImaging - 10/12/2009]
First Reported 10/13/2009 - Updated 10/13/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
Learning from International Health Systems and Efforts at Reform
RAY SUAREZ: Welcome to the Online NewsHour's Insider Forum. I am Ray Suarez. The Senate Finance Committee is slated to vote this week on revamping the U.S. health-care system. And that is the furthest progress for efforts at health-care reform in America. ... [PBS - 10/13/2009]
First Reported 10/14/2009 - Updated 10/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
US healthcare overhaul: five lessons from abroad
#related-links } h1 } a:link.candidates, a:active.candidatese, a:visited.candidates } a:hover.candidates } .thumb } /*.caption }*/ 10/14/09 From Taiwan to France to Singapore, many countries offer more comprehensive coverage at a cheaper cost. What ideas ... [Christian Science Monitor - 10/14/2009]

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"the survey provides yet another reminder of the urgent need for reform that makes acceptable, high-quality care a national priority" Davis told a news briefing
Survey: U.S. Healthcare Quality Lags [Moneynews - 11/06/2009]
...timely, high quality care and put the U S far behind what many other countries are able to achieve," said Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis. "our weak primary care system puts patients at risk and results in poorer health outcomes and higher costs. the survey provides yet another reminder of the urgent need for reforms that make accessible, high-quality primary care a national priority." Survey highlights on next page
Survey: U.S. physicians lag behind those in other countries in IT use [HealthCareIT News - 11/05/2009]

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According to Burberry's new shopper system, are... [Mail Online UK - 11/18/2009]
US Lagging In Access, Quality, HIT Use Accordin... [Medical News Today - 11/06/2009]
Survey: U.S. Healthcare Quality Lags [Moneynews - 11/06/2009]
US Spends More On Health Care, But Quality Fall... [Red Orbit - 11/06/2009]
US performs poorly against UK and other develop... [BJHCIM - 11/05/2009]
Survey: U.S. physicians lag behind those in oth... [HealthCareIT News - 11/05/2009]
Upper Midwest states report best performance me... [Managed Healthcare Executive - 11/05/2009]
'High spending but lagging quality' in US healt... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/05/2009]
US healthcare fails to provide value for money:... [France24 - 11/05/2009]
US healthcare fails to provide value for money:... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/05/2009]
Majority of U.S. physicians say patients have d... [News-Medical.Net - 11/05/2009]
International survey of physicians in 11 countr... [Genetic Engineering News - 11/05/2009]
Experts favor sweeping changes to Medicare-refo... [News-Medical.Net - 11/04/2009]
Experts Favor Broad Medicare Reforms To Control... [Medical News Today - 11/04/2009]
Survey: Experts support HHS to ‘fast track’ pay... [Healthcare Finance News - 11/03/2009]
Experts favor broad medicare reforms to control... [EurekAlert! - 11/03/2009]
Public Option Plan Will Cover Few Americans, Ne... [The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - 11/01/2009]
A year on, has Barack Obama met the hopes of th... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/01/2009]
Government health plan option to cover few [Minneapolis Star Tribune - 10/31/2009]
After all the fuss, public option would cover few [CNBC - 10/31/2009]
In the weekly Republican address, Congressman J... [Raleigh News & Observer - 10/31/2009]
New figure emerges in health care debate: 2% [Houston Chronicle - 10/31/2009]
Analysis Of Health Reform Bills Highlights Key ... [Red Orbit - 10/24/2009]
New report analyzes similarities, differences, ... [News-Medical.Net - 10/24/2009]
Analysis of Congressional health reform bills h... [EurekAlert! - 10/23/2009]
Ability to find, afford care is deteriorating i... [American Medical News - 10/19/2009]
Commonwealth Fund: Healthcare disparity widens ... [Cardiovascular Business - 10/18/2009]
Costs of expanding health care coverage partly ... [Pharmacy Choice - 10/18/2009]
Health Care Reform: 5 Lessons From Abroad [ABC News - 10/18/2009]
Top Stories Commonwealth Fund: Healthcare dispa... [HealthImaging - 10/15/2009]
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A year on, has Barack Obama met the hopes of th... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/01/2009]
Last November, in Chicago's Grant Park, world politics was transformed by the arrival of America's first black president. But has he made good on his groundbreaking ...
Wash Post: Growing angst about Obama among Demc... [AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the t ... - 09/06/2009]
I'm posting this Washington Post story because the White House still seems to believe that only "the left of the left" (a statement for which they have never apologized) ...
The Cost of Not Having a Public Option [Daily Kos - 08/22/2009]
The California Nurses Association just sent out a press release highlighting new report from the Commonwealth Fund that projects a 94% increase in health insurance ...
Jim Luce: Indian Legend Plays NYC, Thanks Obama [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 06/12/2009]
Indian classical musician Ustad Amjad Ali Khan played the Indian Consulate of New York last week. He played in the grand ballroom of the former mansion ...
Jim Luce: Madonna, Mercy and Malawi [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 04/07/2009]
With Dr. Jane Aronson, "The Orphan Doctor" We cannot fully understand the specific circumstances of little Mercy in Malawi, the three-year-old girl ...
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