DianeEMeier
- 1+1/2 wks in DC + I am feeling rather optimistic about gov't. just thinking I must be crazy when,voila! 8:05 PM Nov 3rd from web
- And you thought Canadians had access but no choice but the u.s. is a mecca of choice in health care- think again, see 7:55 PM Nov 3rd from web
- A lesson in democracy at work+ need for patience: health reform as an exercise in moving from perfect to preferred to possible to passable!7:41 PM Nov 3rd from web
- Most memorable quote from my 1st wk as a Health + Aging Policy Fellow in DC: "Be at the table or be on the menu." Palliative care steps up!3:37 PM Oct 31st from web
- Palliative care has friends in high places- Sens. Kohl + Whitehouse fight for access to opioids for ill + frail, 6:04 PM Oct 29th from web
- and u thought it was dead...bill to pay docs for advance care counseling survived into house reform bill today! 5:43 PM Oct 29th from web
- rule 6 for health policy influence: grass roots get grass tops- the folks at home have real power, if they use it.11:32 AM Oct 28th from web
- rule 5 for health policy influence: Media coverage matters GREATLY. Representatives care a lot about what their constituents think and want.11:29 AM Oct 28th from web
- rule 4 for health policy influence: learn the architecture and logic of the legislative AND the rule making (executive branch) processes11:26 AM Oct 28th from web
- rule 3 for health policy influence: effective policy makers want your science transformed into a bill or amendment+ 1 page of talking points11:25 AM Oct 28th from web
- 6 rules of health policy- rule 2: Legislative AND Regulatory (executive branch) strategies are needed;11:20 AM Oct 28th from web
- 6 rules of health policy in a series of tweets: 1. it is a dynamic process amenable to outside influence;11:19 AM Oct 28th from web
- If you think reform legislation is complicated wait til we try to actually implement it in the executive branch. omg, i had no idea!7:14 PM Oct 27th from web
- My 1st day as a health policy fellow in DC! Compared to rest of the world, US spends a lot more, gets worse quality + 47mil w/ no access.6:21 AM Oct 26th from web
- Superb look at the real world of doctor + patient advance planning, debunks death panelists PBS NOW @7:33 PM Oct 11th from web
- Latest AHA annual hospital survey shows 1,455 U.S. hospitals report a palliative care program, up from 1,300 a year ago- major progress!7:25 PM Oct 11th from web
- Health Affairs hosted a huge DC press conference 8/20 on Fact+Fiction in Health Reform + focused on eol care 12:57 PM Aug 21st from web
- For Newsweek's recent coverage of the 'death panel' lies, see their interview with me this week 12:46 PM Aug 21st from web
- For a glimpse of advance care planning in the real world of doctor+ patient, see my post on RWJF's health reform blog 8:44 AM Aug 14th from web
- For a glimpse of advance care planning in the real world of doctor+ patient, see my post on RWJF's health reform blog 7:34 AM Aug 14th from web
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- Name Diane E. Meier
- Location New York City
- Web http://www.capc.org
- Bio Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
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