Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
As the N.Y. Times reports, more transparency is coming to provider prices. The White House released an executive order Monday afternoon intended to require insurance companies, doctors and hospitals to give patients more information about precisely what their care will cost before they get it. More transparency is generally good and surprise billing for out-of-network costs has been a major…
NHS incentives to use AI. The gene therapy pipeline. What is a “healthcare cost cure”? Mental illness and preference inconsistency. Monitoring your driving habits.
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According to a news report in The Globe and Mail, one of the primary reasons for falling life expectancy in Canada is the opioid epidemic. Life expectancy in Canada has stopped increasing for the first time in more than four decades, due largely to soaring overdose deaths in the Western provinces. In British Columbia, the…
HEOR in 2020: Gazing into the crystal ball. Self-assessed unmet need. Hospital consolidation and patient satisfaction. Which countries oppose WHO drug price transparency proposals? Is bundled payment the future?
Will mHealth save the NHS? Altruism and physician specialty choice. Children’s access to cancer drugs is >6 years behind adults. Interview with Ezekiel Emanual. Do economists need data visualizations?
Check-out your reading list for the weekend: Mental health services after incarceration. Netflix and pills. The physician’s view on workers comp. Provider consolidation in New England. Should we subsidize telecare services?
Variation in health care cost. Sludge. CRISPR and cancer. Does use of nicotine gum or CBD oil affect your insurance rates? Can charter school success be replicated?
Data, bias and AI in healthcare. Why are their drugs shortages in the US? Who’s to blame for high healthcare costs? Does social media cause or prevent violence? Time to end the hate.
How digital medicine saved his life. What is the key ingredient for shared decision making? Singaporean health system. Medicare exploring global budgets for primary care. Bucks sweep.