Comments on: Announcing: Health Reform Watch Blog http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/announcing-health-reform-watch-blog.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Daniel S. Goldberg http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/announcing-health-reform-watch-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-64290 Daniel S. Goldberg Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:46:45 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=17680#comment-64290 Indeed, and while I don't fault you for the title, I think you are aware that one of my central research agendas is to urge that experts like yourself, let alone laypersons, refrain from engaging in the ubiquitous and (to my mind) dubious assumption that health and health care are deeply, intimately linked. There is a veritable mountain of evidence suggesting that the tether between the two phenomena is not nearly so tight and obvious as most think. Thus, while I am an unabashed supporter of health care reform, I get irritated by the unending and to my mind obsessive focus on a set of policies which, based on the best evidence, we should not assume will have a substantial impact on population health. We should focus on health, not health care. Indeed, and while I don’t fault you for the title, I think you are aware that one of my central research agendas is to urge that experts like yourself, let alone laypersons, refrain from engaging in the ubiquitous and (to my mind) dubious assumption that health and health care are deeply, intimately linked.

There is a veritable mountain of evidence suggesting that the tether between the two phenomena is not nearly so tight and obvious as most think. Thus, while I am an unabashed supporter of health care reform, I get irritated by the unending and to my mind obsessive focus on a set of policies which, based on the best evidence, we should not assume will have a substantial impact on population health.

We should focus on health, not health care.

]]> By: Frank Pasquale http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/announcing-health-reform-watch-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-64287 Frank Pasquale Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:04:36 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=17680#comment-64287 Point taken, Daniel....but I'm afraid "health care reform watch" is not a snappy enough title. Actually, that very problem could be a metaphor for the dilemmas for anyone involved in these debates--how to boil down the insights of social scientists and lawyers without oversimplifying. Point taken, Daniel….but I’m afraid “health care reform watch” is not a snappy enough title. Actually, that very problem could be a metaphor for the dilemmas for anyone involved in these debates–how to boil down the insights of social scientists and lawyers without oversimplifying.

]]> By: Daniel S. Goldberg http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/06/announcing-health-reform-watch-blog.html/comment-page-1#comment-64283 Daniel S. Goldberg Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:29:39 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=17680#comment-64283 Frank, A question: Is the website dedicated to analysis of health care reform, or "health reform?" Because there is a very large difference between the two, and a brief glance at the site suggests it is exclusively devoted to analysis of the former. Frank,

A question:

Is the website dedicated to analysis of health care reform, or “health reform?” Because there is a very large difference between the two, and a brief glance at the site suggests it is exclusively devoted to analysis of the former.

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