Sick Bureaucracy: a closer look at government health care

Reporter David Hogberg takes a revealing look at government health care and reform efforts in this TNI article, "Sick Bureaucracy." Hogberg uncovers the weaknesses of one of the latest fads among health care policy wonks, "P4P" or "Pay for Performance." He looks at efforts to "re-educate" "outlier" physicians, and reports on serious medical and financial crises created by large backlogs in Medicare reimbursements.

In the accompanying sidebar article, "Into the labyrinth" Hogberg gets up close and personal with the health care bureaucracy.

In a second sidebar article, "And $1.1 billion goes to..." Hogberg takes a closer look at "comparative effectiveness" research. His conclusion? Congress is "spending money now and kicking the tough choices down the road."

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