Inspiration for creating this blog for the sake of blogging came from an avid Silicon Valley networker and a stranger. Both persons advocate sophisticated Web 2.0 entrepreneurship:
Sanford Barr of Stirr, “Just do it girl. What are you waiting for?“
Angie Chang of the Mint Page, “Women — blog more! — I know we write about what we know, life, etc. If you know Ruby on Rails, work at a startup, or even do marketing/PR for startups, BLOG ABOUT IT! Network with each other and share about it.” Quote taken directly from Angie’s blog.
These two people are deeply embedded in the hip and powerful Silicon Valley culture. Unfortunately, no matter how I pretend to know a little about Ajax, Python, or Ruby on Rails, I am light years behind these tech bloggers.
Therefore I decided to focus on my selected career passion, U.S. health care finance policy. This blog will serve as a repository of evolving policy and sounding board for research and knowledge. What it does not serve is presenting a slant on political issues platform for any election candidate. No, I am not going to persuade you to elect a certain presidential, gubernatorial, or mayoral candidate. Hopefully readers are sophisticated to not base their votes on singular issues. Nor is this blog a promotion of health care reform such as single payer models or universal health care. In the post-era of the disastrous Clinton proposal on health care reform, clever researchers, policymakers, and analysts avoid these two buzz words, and they embed similar health care agendas in neutral sounding press releases or executive summaries. Given my experience and contacts with key field players, I will tease out these agendas and focus on the comprehensive policy goals. This blog will highlight reform proposals and analysis.
Health care policy is hip, ya hear! Did I mention that I am paddling against the cascading waterfall of the usual policy wonk boredom? My full head of hair has less grey hair than most of the participants’ grey beards. Do not snooze me!
