Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Clearly the answer will vary by individual, family and country. Overall, however, the answer is no. In fact, things are getting much better if we look back over the last 100 or 200 years. This is the argument of economist Max Roser: As Dr. Roser concludes, despite dramatic gains over he last 200 years, there is…
The Fourth of July is a fun holiday. We celebrate America’s independence, bar-b-que, and watch fireworks. I have many good memories watching the fireworks on July 3 (yes, in Milwaukee the largest fireworks display actually happens July 3). At the same time, the Fourth of July does have a number of health hazards to be…
Last weekend, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) turned 70. NHS is a protocolical single payer system. Whereas Canada is a single payer system, provinces rather than the federal government makes most decisions and providers (i.e., hospitals and physicians) are private, for-profit businesses. In the Netherlands, on the other hand, both providers and health…