Monthly Archives: February 2012

©2012 Health Affairs by Project HOPE – The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. On February 1, the American Medical Association’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC), Medicare’s primary advisor on physician payment, announced the addition of two seats: a permanent one for … Continue reading →

Electronic manufacturing has come a long way in recent decades. New technologies have allowed companies to build Printed Circuit Board Assembly and wiring harnesses cheaper and more quickly. This has lead to great strides in lowering the cost of medical … Continue reading →

©2012 Health Affairs by Project HOPE – The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. Americans increasingly distrust what they perceive as poorly run and conflicted government. Yet rarely can we see far enough inside the federal apparatus to examine what works and what … Continue reading →