Of Three Lessons From Mass. Experience – #3 Is Critical

Posted on | September 8, 2011 | Comments Off on Of Three Lessons From Mass. Experience – #3 Is Critical

In the wake of last night’s Republican debate, it is interesting to note 3 lessons provided in the last paragraph of this week’s lead opinion article in NEJM by Staiger et al (Health Care Reform and Health Care Workforce – The Massachusetts Experience):

1. “Reform may accelerate the trend toward health care’s being the dominant employment sector in the economy.”

2. “Our analysis supports physicians’ concerns about the administrative burden of health care reforms, an issue that will have to be addressed as the ACA is implemented.”

3. “Rather than requiring greater numbers of physicians and nurses, reform may require larger numbers of people supporting the work of such health care professionals.”