Today in 1993…
January 25, 1993: President Bill Clinton appointed First Lady Hillary to lead a task force on health-care reform.
Category: Current Events
Do Oncologists support CER? Do workplace wellness programs work?
Links for a Rainy day in the Bay (Area): German physician require an extra €9,044/month to move from an urban to a rural practice. Global healthcare fraud and error costs: $260 billion The difference between workers comp and group health. Do workplace wellness programs decrease medical costs? The proportion of oncologists that support comparative effectiveness…
Partners in Health: Should you really donate your money here?
With the recent devastation in Haiti, many celebrities have advocated donating money to the non-profit Partners in Health. What is this organization? Is it the best place to donate your money? Almost 4 years ago, the Healthcare Economist endorsed PIH as a great place to donate your money in my post “Are you ready to…
A weekend of links
Military Health Care: private (for contractors) vs. public (for enlisted) The end of ‘pay for delay‘ Why does small business oppose the current health care reforms? A cadillac tax…unless you’re in a union. People with schizophrenia in developing countries fare better than those living in industrialized nations. Ouch.
Obama in the Polls, Chinese Drug Rehab, and other Links
Obama Health Care Marks Hit New Low. Do vitamin supplements do any good? Will Google be a utility? An electricity utility? Having appointed city officials lowers a city’s cost of borrowing. Health care statistics on powerpoint. Chinese Drug ‘Rehabilitation’ Centers Deny Treatment, Allow Forced Labor. Number of uninsured Americans: 45.4 million.
Discussing a richer health economist than me: Jon Gruber’s $300,000 payoff
Megan McArdle broke a story that Jon Gruber, a famous MIT health economist, was paid $300,000 by the Obama Administration for “special studies and analysis” of the health care bills. Did this sway his opinion on the evaluation on endorsing various legislative bills? I would say no. Dr. Gruber is a well respected health economist…
Weekend Links
Mayo Clinic to Medicare patients: pay $1500 annual fee. Are drugs are best for tackling mental illnesses? Consumer Reports Directed Health Care. Reflections on 30 years of ward attending. The costs and benefits of grad school. Mostly costs liberal arts grad students.
Health Stories of the Decade?
Dr. Richard Fogoros of the Covert Rationing blog has a series of posts listing the most overblown stories of the decade. The stories are listed below with my commentary. The Pandemic of the Century: This is the only area where I disagree with Dr. Fogoros. SARS, Avian Flu and H1N1 (Swine) Flu were all less…
2009 Year-End Links
States with generous Medicaid coverage will pay a greater proportion of their new Medicaid costs under Obama’s reforms. A unique doc: trauma surgeon and SWAT team member. A biotech bailout. How to avoid high state cigarette sales taxes. Health care comparison: Dallas vs. Sacramento.
Senate Passes Health Care Reform Bill
The Senate passed a healthcare reform bill 60 (all democrats) to 39 (all republicans). To summarize it’s contents: “The bill would require most Americans to have health insurance, would add 15 million people to the Medicaid rolls and would subsidize private coverage for low- and middle-income people, at a cost to the government of $871 billion over…