by Rick Ybarra | May 15, 2015 | Blog, Hogg Blog
A recent GAO report has shed light on our progress (or lack thereof) in delivering effective care and bending the cost curve. It is well worth the read, especially with an eye on what strategies can be implemented to address providing care with the aim (that’s the...
by Rick Ybarra | Mar 18, 2015 | Blog, Hogg Blog
There is much attention given to older Americans and health care, and countless sources of information on the topic. A foundation colleague recently sent me this infograph published by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. It is...
by Rick Ybarra | Feb 9, 2015 | Blog, Hogg Blog
Now that I have your attention! The Dallas Morning News article included in the Feb. 2, 2015 Mental Health Daily titled, “Cost of Care: The U.S. health care system is bleeding green” is an excellent read! Two compelling graphs (continuous rise in health care costs...
by Rick Ybarra | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog, Hogg Blog
by Rick Ybarra Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! One of my first reads back in the office was a thoughtful article written by Melissa A. Berman, chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. She articulates what many of us in health philanthropy...
by Rick Ybarra | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Hogg Blog
A thought-provoking read in Scientific American by Peter Kinderman, a distinguished professor of clinical psychology at the University of Liverpool, who challenges the disease model of mental illness. He argues that mental health services should be based on the...
