Health as Human Capital - Aligning Incentives, Information and Choice

Aligning incentives, information, and choice is an approach to removing some of the obstacles we face in business, healthcare and society. We give examples from our own experience: the inefficiencies and waste caused by misalignment, as well as successful outcomes that result from well-aligned policies and strategies. We hope to provide you with sufficient incentives and information to make valuable choices about alignment in your own life and work.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Americans use fewer healthcare services in 2010: What will we learn from this? Entry 1 - 2011

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There were fewer visits to the doctor in 2010 compared to the year before. What does this mean? It depends on whose opinion one reads. Se...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

I have a Holiday wish: that we muster the courage to reign in national spending. Entry 13 - 2010

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‘Tis the season to wonder how to work off the extra pumpkin pie calories and pay off those Black Friday purchases! We know that a dollop of ...
Friday, November 12, 2010

When it comes to health, what numbers do most of us REALLY need to know? Entry 12 - 2010

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In a 2009 study of a heart disease risk, low-income women were screened at baseline for hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes (1). Pa...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010

One minute left in the game. Score: Patient Education 100, Patient Accountability 0. Entry 11 - 2010

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There is a sad irony in new healthcare reform provisions released last week. It rewards (or at least relieves financial pressure on) health ...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Mandated insurance coverage means mandated cost. What do we really want to pay for? Entry 10 - 2010

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Have you ever tried to purchase cable television with just the channels you want to watch, and been told that you need to buy the ‘whole pac...
Monday, August 02, 2010

No child left (with a small) behind. America’s future workforce unfit for duty. Entry 9 -2010

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Obesity is now a top reason that recruits cannot qualify to serve in the military ( 1 ), along with failure to finish high school and having...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Before employers consider dropping healthcare coverage, they may want to consider the large can of worms it will open. Entry 8 - 2010

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A few weeks ago, the media announced that several large companies (including AT&T, Verizon and John Deere) are considering the implicati...
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