John Buntin

Recent Articles

• How Game Theory is Reinventing Crime Fighting
• Jan 31, 2012
• Elected officials across the nation from both political parties have begun to examine ways to replace a tough corrections policy with a smart one.
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• Managing Care without Managed Care
• Jan 24, 2012
• North Carolina is achieving big savings with a very different approach.

• A Doctor's Fix for Health-Care Delivery
• Jan 3, 2012
• Commonwealth Care Alliance CEO Bob Master has a plan to change health-care delivery — and it doesn’t involve Medicaid managed care.
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• Legislative Issues to Watch in 2012
• Dec 30, 2011
• These nine topics will shape debate in state legislatures in 2012.
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• Red States, Green Jobs
• Nov 30, 2011
• The South has more green jobs than any other region. But will politicians keep investing in something many Southern voters don’t believe in?
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• Thinking Through Health Exchanges
• Nov 29, 2011
• TennCare Director Darin Gordon has distinguished himself by asking hard questions about the impact of the Affordable Care Act.

• Gov. Shumlin and the Push for Single-Payer Health Care
• Oct 25, 2011
• At a time when states are struggling to comply with healthcare reform, Vermont's governor sees his state's push for a single-payer system as common sense.
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• Health Reform’s IT Challenge
• Sep 26, 2011
• Health reform threatens to overwhelm state health IT systems. Virginia's health IT program manager discusses how his state is using newer and legacy systems to manage caseloads.
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• What Experts Think of Five Medicaid-Savings Strategies
• Aug 31, 2011
• States are testing several strategies in an effort to reduce Medicaid costs. Experts assess those approaches.
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• Coordinating More Care in Oregon
• Aug 23, 2011
• Mike Bonetto is leading Oregon's efforts to move more people on the Oregon Health Plan into coordinated care organizations that could improve health outcomes and decrease costs.
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• Dealing with the Dual Eligibles
• Jul 26, 2011
• Former Indiana Medicaid director Melanie Bella is leading the effort to build bridges between Medicare and Medicaid programs.

• Is It Time to Retire Jane Jacobs' Vision of the City?
• Jun 30, 2011
• Triumph of the City author Edward Glaeser challenges long-accepted views on urban planning, promoting a more market-friendly set of policies.
• 10 Comments

• Medical Residencies Serve as a New Model for Police Training
• Jun 30, 2011
• One officer’s battle with cancer inspired him to take a new approach to policing.
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• Rethinking Health-Care Payments in Arkansas
• Jun 28, 2011
• Arkansas Medicaid Director Gene Gessow is leading the state's efforts to create the nation’s first statewide payment system.

• Ending Medicaid As We Know It
• May 31, 2011
• Is Medicaid in its current form sustainable? And if not, is welfare reform the right model for change?
• 9 Comments