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VR surgery for PPE. SNAP, food insecurity and medication adherence. Hospital racial composition and VBP. Drinking and jobs (part 1, part 2) Geographies with ultra-low fertility.

Biosimilars Role in Improving Patient Access

Today I was on Mark Hansan and Scott Howell’s podcast Prescription for Better Access Podcast on the topic “Biosimilars Role in Improving Patient Access“. The full episode with description is below or you can download the audio-only podcast here. Biosimilars are entering the market at their fastest pace ever. In this episode, we interview a…

Does private health insurance reduce public hospital procedure wait times?

In countries that have universal health insurance, but limited patient out-of-pocket costs for public hospital services, non-urgent hospital treatment often has a waiting list in public hospitals. To address this issue, some countries (e.g., UK, Canada) use strategies such as setting maximum wait targets, monitoring provider performance, or adding public funding; other countries (e.g., Australia,…

Quotation of the Day

A great conversation is between two people who think the other is wrong. A bad conversation is between those who think something is wrong with you. Micah Goodman, as written in David Brooks’ book How to Know a Person

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More people want to expand ACA vs. repeal it. What is a person’s social cost of being corrected by AI? Guidance on the promise and pitfalls of using AI in healthcare. “….people systematically misremember their past policy preferences regarding how to best fight the Covid-19 pandemic” Consequentialists vs. deontologists: “…which moral principle prevails appears to…

Did President Biden backtrack on his pledge for increased public access to Medicare data?

The Biden Administration promised more access to Medicare data. Then the reverse happened. ProPublica explains: In January, the Biden administration pledged to increase public access to a wide array of Medicare information to improve health care for America’s most sick and vulnerable. Some Medicare plans’ lack of transparency “deprives researchers and doctors of critical data…