Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Clearly, causality is difficult to determine here as we can’t have a counterfactual world with no ACA. At the same time, a paper by Buntin and Graves (2020) makes the case the suggestive evidence indicates that the answer is ‘yes’. …[health] expenditures now account for 17.7 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, compared to…
As COVID-19 spread, the city and county of Los Angeles have responded with a declaration of the state of emergency. NPR reports: Los Angeles declared a health emergency over the coronavirus Wednesday, citing the need to address the possibility of community transmission of the disease that has caused more than 3,200 deaths globally. The move…
Healthcare database studies can be complicated. The data itself can be complex. Raw data needs to be transformed into useful variables. Then this analytic file needs to evaluated in an appropriate manner. Plus, the results need to be communicated clearly. What are the key aspects for describing this approach both among members of the research…
According to a paper by Stevens et al. (2020), the answer is ‘yes’. One clear reason why it would change is if the drug’s price changes. Even if that is not the case, however, the drug may be more or less effective over time. For instance, physicians may improve their ability to manage side effects…