Posts Tagged "Michael Dukakis"

Costs of Care Essay Contest!

Posted by on Sep 25, 2010 in Blog | 3 comments

Costs of Care Essay Contest!

On September 7, 2010 Costs of Care launched a national essay contest, with $1000 prizes for the best anecdotes from patients and clinicians illustrating the importance of cost-awareness in medical decision-making. We have a great line-up of high-profile judges. Details available atwww.costsofcare.org/essay Gov. Michael Dukakis, former Democratic nominee for President of the United States Tim Johnson, Chief Medical Correspondent of ABC News Atul Gawande, surgeon and New Yorker staff writer Jeffrey Flier, Dean of Harvard Medical School Gov. Michael Leavitt, former United States Secretary of...

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An Exciting Summer

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in Blog | 0 comments

An Exciting Summer

A preview of exciting things to come this summer: 1. Early stage development of the Costs of Care mobile application (if you squint at the iPhone you’ll see our icon, courtesy of Zegarra Designs) 2. Preparation for the inaugural Costs of Care essay contest with large cash prizes for the top anecdote demonstrating the importance of cost-awareness in medical decision-making. Judges will include former U.S. Presidential Candidate and Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis, current Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey Flier, and others to be announced soon. 3. A major expansion of the...

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