Health Wonk Review Archive
Health Wonk Review was a biweekly compendium of the best of the health policy blogs. More than two dozen health policy, infrastructure, insurance, technology, and managed care bloggers participated by contributing their best recent blog postings to a roving digest, with each issue hosted at a different participant’s blog. It ran from February 2006 through the end of 2018. You can scan the archives below.
December 14, 2018 – Peggy Salvatore – Health System Ed Blog
November 15, 2018 – Lisa Lines – The Medical Care Blog
October 18, 2018 – Joe Paduda, Managed Care Matters
September 27, 2018 – Andrew Sprung – xpostfactoid
August 23, 2018 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
July 12, 2018 – Peggy Salvatore at Health System Ed
June 14, 2018 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
May 17, 2018 – Jason Shafrin Healthcare Economist
April 19, 2018 – Louise Norris – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
March 15, 2018 – David Williams – Health Business Blog
February 15, 2018 – Steve Anderson – HealthInsurance.org blog
January 18, 2018 – Joe Paduda, Managed Care Matters
December 14, 2017 – Julie Ferguson – Workers Comp Insider
November 30, 2017 – Andrew Sprung – xpostfactoid
November 9, 2017 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
October 26, 2017 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
October 12, 2017 – Hank Stern – InsureBlog
September 28, 2017 – Brad Wright – Wright on Health
September 14, 2017 – Louise Norris – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
August 17, 2017 – Peggy Salvatore – Health System Ed Blog
July 21, 2017 – Steve Anderson – healthinsurance.org
June 23, 2017 – Joe Paduda – Managed Care Matters
June 1, 2017 – Andrew Sprung – xpostfactoid
May 18, 2017 – Jason Shafrin – Healthcare Economist
May 4, 2017 – Julie Ferguson – Workers Comp Insider
April 20, 2017 – Brad Wright – Wright on Health
April 6, 2017 – Hank Stern – InsureBlog
March 23, 2017 – Louise Norris – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
March 9, 2017 – Peggy Salvatore – Health System Ed Blog
February 23, 2017 – David Williams – Health Business Blog
February 9, 2017 – Steve Anderson – medicareresources.org
January 26, 2017 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
January12, 2017 – Julie Ferguson – Workers Comp Insider
December 1, 2016 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
November 11, 2016 – Joe Paduda – Managed Care Matters
November 3, 2016 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
October 20, 2016 – Peggy Salvatore – Health System Ed Blog
Oct, 6, 2016 – Joe Paduda – Managed Care Matters
Sept 22, 2016 –Louise Norris – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
September 8, 2016 – David Williams – Health Business Blog
August 18, 2016 – Jason Shafrin – Healthcare Economist
July 21, 2016 – Steve Anderson – medicareresources.org blog
June 16, 2016 – Christopher Fleming at Health Affairs Blog
June 2, 2016 – David Harlow – HealthBlawg
May 19, 2016 – Tinker Ready – Boston Health News
May 5, 2016 – Brad Wright – Wright on Health
April 21, 2016 – Peggy Salvatore – Health System Ed Blog
April 7, 2016 – Jaan Sidorov – The Population Health Blog
March 24, 2016 – Charles Gaba at ACASignups.net
March 10, 2016 – David Williams – Health Business Blog
February 25, 2016 – Louise Norris -Colorado Health Insurance Insider
February 11, 2016 – Steve Anderson at medicareresources.org blog
January 29, 2016 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
January 14, 2016 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
December 17, 2015 – Julie Ferguson Workers Comp Insider
December 3, 2015 – Peggy Salvatore at Health Systems Ed Blog
November Nov 19, 2015 – Brad Wright, Wright on Health
November 5, 2015 – David Williams, Health Business Blog
October 22, 2015 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
October 9, 2015 – Joe Paduda Managed Care Matters
Sept 24, 2015 – Louise Norris Colorado Health Insurance Insider
September 10, 2015 – Steve Anderson – medicareresources.org blog
August 20, 2015 – Peggy Salvatore – Health Systems Ed Blog
July 16, 2015 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
June 18, 2015 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
June 4, 2015 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
May 21, 2015 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
May 7, 2015 – Steve Anderson at medicareresources.org blog
April 23, 2015 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
March 26, 2015 – Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
March 12, 2015 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
February 26, 2015 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
February 12, 2015 – Peggy Salvatore at Health System Ed Blog
January 29, 2015 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
January 15, 2015 – Vince Kuraitis at e-Care Management Blog
December 18, 2014 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
December 4, 2014 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
November 20, 2014 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
November 6, 2014 – Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
October 23, 2014 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
October 9, 2014 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
September 25, 2014 – Billy Wynne at Healthcare Lighthouse
September 11 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
August 14, 2014 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
July 17, 2014 – Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
June 19, 2014 – Julie Ferguson at Work Comp Insider
May 8, 2014 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
May 22, 2014 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
May 8, 2014 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
April 24, 2014 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
April 10, 2014 – Billy Wynne at Healthcare Lighthouse
March 27, 2014 – Christopher Fleming at Health Affairs Blog
March 13, 2014 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
February 27, 2014 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
February 13, 2014 – Steve Anderson at HealthInsurance.org Blog
January 30, 2014 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
January 16, 2014 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
December 19, 2013 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
December 5, 2013 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
November 21, 2013 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
November 7, 2013 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
October 24, 2013 – Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
October 10, 2913 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
September 26, 2013 – Peggy Salvatore at Healthcare Talent Transformation
September 12, 2013 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
August 15, 2013 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
July 18, 2013 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
June 20, 2013 – Sarah Sonies and Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
June 6, 2013 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
May 24, 2013 – Brad Wright in Wright on Health
May 10, 2013 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
April 25, 2013 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
April 11, 2013 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
March 28, 2013 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
March 14, 2013 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
February 28, 2013 – Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
February 14, 2013 – Peggy Salvatore at Healthcare Talent Transformation
January 31, 2013 – Maggie Mahar at HealthInsurance.org Blog
January 17, 2013 – Christopher Fleming at Health Affairs Blog
January 3, 2013 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
December 20, 2012 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
December 6, 2012 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
November 9, 2012 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
October 25, 2012 – Maggie Mahar at Health Beat
October 11, 2012 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
September 27, 2012 – Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
September 13, 2012 – Colorado Health Insurance Insider
August 15, 2012 – Dr. Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
July 19, 2012 – Julie Ferguson at Workers’ Comp Insider
June 29, 2012 – SCOTUS on health reform special edition – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
June 22, 2012 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
June 7, 2012 – Maggie Mahar at Health Insurance Resource Center Blog
May 24, 2012 – Dr. Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
May 10, 2012 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
April 26, 2012 – Jennifer Salopek at Wing of Zock
April 12, 2012 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
March 29, 2012 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
March 15, 2012 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
March 2, 2012 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
February 16, 2012 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
February 2, 2012 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
January 19, 2012 – Julie Ferguson at Workers’ Comp Insider
January 5, 2012 – Jared Rhoads at Center for Objective Health Policy
December 22, 2011 – Gary Schwitzer at Health News Watchdog blog
December 8, 2011 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
November 10, 2011 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
October 27, 2011 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
October 13, 2011 – Christopher Fleming at Health Affairs Blog
September 29, 2011 – Joe Colucci at New Health Dialogue Blog
September 15, 2011 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
September 1, 2011 – Avik Roy at The Apothecary
August 4, 2011 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
July 21, 2011 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
June 23, 2011 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
June 9, 2011 – John Irvine & Matthew Holt at The Health Care Blog
May 26, 2011 – Christopher Fleming at Health Affairs Blog
May 12, 2011 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
April 28, 2011 – Austin Frakt of The Incidental Economist
April 14, 2011 – David Williams of Health Business Blog
March 31, 2011 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
March 17, 2011 – Glenn Laffel at Pizaazz
March 3, 2011 – Jared Rhoads at The Lucidicus Project
February 17, 2011 – Louise Norris at Colorado Long Term Care Insider
February 3, 2011 – Julie Ferguson – Workers Comp Insider
January 20, 2011 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
January 6, 2011 – Avik Roy of The Apothecary
December 9, 2010 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
November 11, 2010 – Heather Kelley at INQRI Blog
October 28, 2010 – Allison Levy and Meredith Hughes of The New Health Dialogue
October 14, 2010 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
September 30, 2010 – Peggy Salvatore at Healthcare Talent Transformation
September 16, 2010 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
September 2, 2010 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
August 19, 2010 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
August 5, 2010 – Jaan Sidorov of Disease Management Care Blog
July 22, 2010 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
June 24, 2010 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
June 10, 2010 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
May 27, 2010 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
May 13, 2010 – Hank Stern hosts at InsureBlog
April 29, 2010 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
April 15, 2020 – David Harlow at Health Blawg
April 1, 2010 – Rich Elmore at Healthcare Technology News
March 18, 2010 – Minna Jung at The Users’ Guide to the Health Reform Galaxy
March 4, 2010 – Brad Wright at Wright on Health
February 18, 2010 -Brady Augustine at medicaidfirstaid
February 4, 2010 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
January 21, 2010 – Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
January 7, 2010 – Brian Klepper at The Healthcare Blog
December 10, 2009 – Julie Ferguson at Workers’ Comp Insider
November 12, 2009 -Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
October 29, 2009 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
October 15, 2009 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
October 1, 2009 – Brady Augustine at medicaidfirstaid
Sept. 17, 2009 – Richard Elmore at Healthcare Technology News
Sept. 3, 2009 – Jared Rhoads at The Lucidicus Project
August 20, 2009 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
August 6, 2009 – Jaan Sidorov at Disease Management Care Blog
July 23, 2009 – Paul Testa at New Health Dialogue Blog
July 9, 2009 – Ken Terry at BNET Healthcare
June 25, 2009 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
June 11, 20009 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
May 28, 2009 – Tinker Ready at Boston Health News
May 14, 2009 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
April 30, 2009 – Bob Laszewski at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review
April 16, 2009 – Glenn Laffel at Pizaazz
April 2, 2009 – Anthony Wright at Health Access WeBlog
March 19, 2009 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
March 5, 2009 – Brady Augustine at MedicaidFirstAid
February 19, 2009 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
February 5, 2009 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
January 22, 2008 – Jann Sidorov of Disease Management Care Blog
January 8, 2009 – Brian Klepper at The Health Care Blog
December 11, 2008 – Vince Kuraitis at e-Care Management Blog
November 13, 2008 – Louise Norris at Colorado Health Insider
October 30, 2008 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
October 16, 2008 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
October 2 , 2008 – Jason Shafrin of Healthcare Economist
September 18, 2008 – Jaan Sidorov of Disease Management Care Blog
September 4, 2008 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
August 21, 2008 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
August 7, 2008 – Bob Laszewski at Health Policy & Marketplace Review
July 24, 2008 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
June 26, 2008 – Jaan Sidorov of Disease Management Care Blog
June 12, 2008 – Jane Hiebert-White at Health Affairs Blog
May 29, 2008 – Hank Stern of InsureBlog
May 15, 2008 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
May 1, 2008 – Daniel Goldberg at Medical Humanities Blog
April 17, 2008 – Maggie Mahar and Niko Karvounis at Health Beat
April 3, 2008 – Brian Klepper at The Health Care Blog
March 20, 2008 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
March 6, 2008 – Jon Coppelman at Workers Comp Insider
February 21, 2008 – Merrill Goozner at GoozNews
February 7, 2008 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
January 24, 2008 – Vince Kuraitis at e-CareMangement
January 10, 2008 – Bob Laszewski at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review
December 13, 2007 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
November 29, 2007 – Roy Poses at Health Care Renewal.
November 15, 207 – Maggie Mahar at Health Beat
November 1, 2007 – Hank Stern at Insure Blog
October 18, 2007 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
October 4, 2007 – Jane Hiebert-White at Health Affairs Blog
September 20, 2007 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
September 6, 2007 – Brian Klepper at The Doctor Weighs In
Bonus: – also posted by: Dr. Bob at The Doctor Is In
August 23, 2007 – Daniel Goldberg at Medical Humanities Blog
August 9, 2007 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
July 26, 2007 – Bob Laszewski at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review
July 12, 2007 – Jay Norris at Colorado Health Insurance Insider
June 14, 2007 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
May 31, 2007 – Richard Eskow at The Sentinel Effect
May 17, 2007 – Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review
May 3, 2007 – H.G. Stern at InsureBlog
April 19, 2007 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
April 5, 2007 – Jane Hiebert-White at Health Affairs Blog
March 22, 200 – Matthew Holt at The Health Care Blog
March 8, 2007 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
February 22, 2007 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
February 8, 2007 – David Harlow at HealthBlawg
January 25, 2007 – Jane Hiebert-White at Health Affairs Blog
January 11, 2007 – Roy M. Poses at Health Care Renewal
December 14, 2006 – Rita Schwab at MSSPNexus Blog
November 30, 2006 – Michael Cannon at Cato@Liberty
November 16, 2006 – David Williams at Health Business Blog
November 2, 2006 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
October 19, 2006 – Ezra Klein at Ezra Klein
October 5, 2006 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
September 21, 2006 – Leif Wellington Haase at The Century Foundation
September 7, 2006 – Henry Stern at InsureBlog
August 24, 2006 – Jared Rhoads at The Lucidicus Project
August 10, 2006 – Matthew Holt at The Health Care Blog.
July 27, 2006 – Tim Gee at Medical Connectivivity.
July 13, 2006 – Jason Shafrin at Healthcare Economist
June 29, 2006 – Emily Goodson at HealthNex
June 15, 2006 – Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider
June 2, 2006 – Dmitriy Kruglyak at The Medical Blog Network
May 23, 2006 – Hank Stern at InsureBlog
May 8, 2006 – Joe Paduda at Managed Care Matters
April 20, 2006 – Fard Johnmar at Envisioning 2.0
April 6, 2006 – David E. Williams at Health Business Blog
March 23, 2006 – Kate Steadman Healthy Policy
March 9, 2006 – Matthew Holt The Health Care Blog
February 24, 2006 – Joe Paduda Managed Care Matters
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