John Buntin

Recent Articles

• 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.
• 3 Comments

• 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.
• 2 Comments

• 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.
• 2 Comments

• 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.
• 11 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.
• 1 Comments

• 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

• The Single-Payer Solution
• May 24, 2011
• Harvard professor William Hsiao brings Taiwan’s health-care system to Vermont.
• 9 Comments

• A Closer Look: Utah's Health Insurance Exchange
• Apr 26, 2011
• Governing's John Buntin speaks with the new director of Utah's health exchange on how it's progressing.
• 3 Comments

• The Triumph of the City
• Apr 25, 2011
• Is it time to retire Jane Jacobs’s vision of the city? In two book reviews, John Buntin explores recent releases that challenge traditional urban theory in the 21st century.
• 15 Comments

• Does Government Work Require Government Employees?
• Mar 31, 2011
• Volunteers are taking on jobs once performed by public employees.
• 15 Comments

• Maryland's All-Payer Answer
• Mar 22, 2011
• Once dismissed as a relic, Maryland's all-payer rate setting system is getting a second look.

• Managing Medicaid
• Feb 24, 2011
• The new head of the National Association of Medicaid Directors discusses the challenges of heath reform.