My New Blog Post: In response to a JAMA Viewpoint offering 4 principles for public health post COVID, I say yes, but we need a 5th principle – Science staying in its lane. rewardhealth.com/archives/3842

California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.

New Blog Post: Time for a temporarily privatized CDC policymaking process, sponsored and funded by provider & payor organizations, professional societies and states. rewardhealth.com/archives/3784

AI image of group meeting in from of complex diagram.

My new blog post: Where Group Dynamics meets Analysis and Design: The importance of conceptual clarity and acknowledgement of complexity. rewardhealth.com/archives/3768 Includes success tactics for your group processes such as strategic planning, new product development, process improvement, etc.

The US Federal Government's approach to Health Services Research. In the 1990s, AHCPOR Guidelines and Cost-Effectiveness Era. In the 2000s, AHRQ Safety and Quality Era. In the 2010s, AHRQ Health Disparities Era. In 2025 to ?, Anti-Science Era. At some point, Rebirth.

My new blog post: Trump/Musk killed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) last week. But, in a sense, the death has been playing out over 25 years. I recall 4 eras of the agency and my dream for it's eventual rebirth. rewardhealth.com/archives/3756

The squeezing-the-balloon fallacy: Why savings from site-of-care shifts are wildly overestimated. rewardhealth.com/archives/3646

Physicians want fewer quality measures, but more might be better if it motivates core process improvement rather than “studying for the test” rewardhealth.com/archives/3670

Anthem and other Blue MA Plans are worse than traditional Medicare in use of Low Value Services. rewardhealth.com/archives/3720

Recent nomination of anti-science leaders for HHS and CMS is a wake-up call. We need to defend science by staying in our lane to rebuild trust and objectivity. rewardhealth.com/archives/3732

I share your respect for McNutt, but I do think her point is both important and necessary at this critical time, when we are experiencing a surge in anti-science rhetoric and misinformation. Scientists should stay in our lane to build trust and objectivity. rewardhealth.com/archives/3732