Greg Scandlen

Greg Scandlen is the founder of Consumers for Health Care Choices, a non-partisan, non-profit membership organization aimed at empowering consumers in the health care system.

Mr. Scandlen is an accomplished writer, researcher, and public speaker. He is considered one of the nation's experts on health care financing, insurance regulation and employee benefits. He testifies frequently before Congress, and appears on such television shows as the O'Reilly Factor, NBC Nightly News, and CNN. Mr. Scandlen gives three dozen speeches a year to organizations representing employers and labor, hospitals and physicians, insurers and pharmaceutical companies.

He has published many papers on topics such as health care costs, insurance reform, employee benefits, individual insurance programs, HSAs and HRAs, and every aspect of consumer driven health care.

Mr. Scandlen has worked for several Washington-based think tanks, was the president of the Health Benefits Group and the founder and executive director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance. He also spent 12 years in the Blue Cross Blue Shield system, most recently as the director of state research at the national association.

 


Saturday, November 22, 2008

18,000 Deaths From Lack of Insurance? 

Another Misleading Factoid from the Institute of Medicine

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care


Like other misleading claims, this one is also based on a report by the Institute of Medicine. It is based on a series of reports paid for by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ) and issued by IOM as part of its “Coverage Matters” series. more »»

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The Massachusetts Model? 

Only if you discount those most effected

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

Harvard’s Robert Blendon continues his superlative work in measuring public opinion around health care issues in a new study of the attitudes of Massachusetts residents about that state’s health ... more »»

Saturday, November 15, 2008

What's the Matter with Baucus? 

Senate Propsal is Wishful Thinking

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

I haven't had time to read the 90 pages of Sen. Max Baucus' new heath reform proposal, but I just looked at his Executive Summary and fear he is misdiagnosing the problems. To wit --

He talks about “the underinsured.” That is a euphemism for CD Health, but CD health is the ONE ... more »»

Friday, October 10, 2008

The Tipping Point is Here 

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

The annual survey of the Centers for Disease Control finds that 20.3% of all people under age 65 have a high deductible health plan (HDHP) – more than the number covered by public programs (19.4%).  The HDHP ... more »»

Thursday, October 16, 2008

We Have Won! 

There's No Going Back Now

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care



As we mentioned last week, consumer driven health care (CDHC) has reached the “tipping point” of 20% of the under-65 population. This was reported by the CDC’s National Health Information ... more »»

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Ninth Circuit Does It Again 

San Francisco Decision Will be Reversed

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

The Ninth Circuit has issued another ruling that is certain to be overturned by the Supreme Court, keeping intact its record as the most reversed appeals court in the United States.

A three judge panel of the court ruled that San Francisco’s play-or-pay mandate on employers does not violate ... more »»

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Don't Bet on P4P 

Once again, the cure may be worse than the disease

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

Prominent on any list of painless remedies in health care is “Pay For Performance (P4P)” -- pay the Docs more when they perform well. But like most platitudes, the reality of P4P may be worse than the problem it is trying to solve, according to more »»

Saturday, September 27, 2008

98,000 Die Every Year From Medical Errors? 

Well, no

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care

Medical errors are tragic when they occur. Certainly hospitals should be places of safety, not of peril, and hospitals need to deal seriously with issues like medication errors, preventable infections, and even mundane things like hand washing between patients. But injecting hysteria is not helpful. more »»

Friday, August 29, 2008

Listen Up, Conservatives! 

Time to pay attention to health care

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care


The American Spectator ran a terrific article by Philip Klein about the need for conservatives to pay attention to health care. It is a comprehensive look at the problems in the current system, especially the ... more »»

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Are Americans Alone in Being Disgruntled? 

By Greg Scandlen

Filed As:  Health Care


The Commonwealth Fund (not to be confused with Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Foundation) has issued another report on how awful the American health care system is. This report is ... more »»

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