2009 was an eventful year for healthcare in the US and around the world. Here some of the highlights (or “lowlights,” depending on your opinion) of what happened in healthcare in 2009.
I’ll follow that with predictions for 2010 from some incredibly smart people. Don’t like their predictions? It’s up to you to make sure they don’t come true.
2009
January – Women gives birth to the second set of living Octuplets in recorded history.
April – Mexico shuts down to combat the H1N1 virus (Swine Flu)
July – President Barack Obama gives a nationally televised address defending healthcare reform.
August – Senator Ted Kennedy, lifelong healthcare advocate passes away at age 77.
October – American Chiropractic Association holds the inaugural Chiropractic Symposium & Expo.
November – US House of Representatives votes 220-215 to back Obama’s healthcare reform proposals.
December – US Senate votes 60-39 (along party lines) to approve healthcare reform proposals.
2010 Predictions
Michael Cassidy, Med Law Blog – “Health care insurance coverage will be expanded for the uninsured, providers will be paid less for their services, and business and personal income taxes will increase.”
Philip Betbeze, HealthLeaders Media – “Healthcare coverage will increase, but to what level?”
James Altucher, Managing Partner, Formula Capital - ”Health care will greatly outperform the S&P in 2010″
Cliff Cramer, Medical Center Info Blog – Information technology will make greater strides in a healthcare industry.
Any bold predictions? Did we miss something in the ’09 timeline, let us know in the comments section!
December 29th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I hope that Chiropractors stand up and are leaders as we all should be in our communities.
-Parker College of Chiropractic Young Alumni of the year for 2009
-I Predict that I will get another award for 2010
January 9th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
I predict less paper and more office automation
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February 9th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
My bold prediction is that health care reform will come down to us being forced to buy the same poor quality overly expensive plans that already exist or be penalized by the government for not doing so.