Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
The latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at My Wealth Builder. Below are more links of interest. Are we winning the war on cancer? Red Cross is $200 million in debt. Physicians paid on a non-fee-for-service basis conduct 15-31% fewer patient visits per week. Between 2002 and 2009, California employer-based premiums increased 117.5%. The incredible disappearing…
The first American Nobel laureate in economics died on Sunday at age 94. The N.Y. Times has an obituary. Here are other economists’ comments.
Why selling across state lines won’t work. German healthcare system’s 2009 deficit: €7.5 billion. If private health insurance worked, we wouldn’t need health reform. Swine Flu Death Toll at 10,000. Government-financed, privately-administered healthcare? Some Americans already have it.
The latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at Insurance Copywriter. Other links that I also found interesting include: Canadian healthcare spending rises to 11.9% of GDP. The public health costs of job loss. Climategate. Does the U.S. need a healthcare constitution? Computers don’t save hospitals money.
In 1998, Medicare enacted the sustainable growth rate (SGR) which would slowly bring down Medicare physician compensation. However, each year, it gets reversed by Congress. Now, instead of a gradual decline, the implementation of SGR would result in a 21.2% pay cut for Medicare docs. Before the Thanksgiving holiday, however, Congress once again reversed the…
Some links to tide your over to Turkey Day. House vs. Senate Reform Bills: A graphic comparison. Physician’s cost to interaction with health plan: over $23 billion. Early Detection Does Not Equal Prevention. Daily Lesson Plan: Health Care Reform. Cost/life saved for mammogram under 50: $20 million. Tyler Cowen’s Health Reform Rx. Bucks Diary, a…
California’s PPO report card. A tax increase by any other name: California taxpayer’s compulsory interest-free loan to the state. Confusion: Los Angeles marijuana dispensaries face a federal ban, California medical marijuana laws, and now possible city ordinances. 32% fee increase for the University of California system. California hospital prices increased 10.6% per year for private…
“For most of human history, doctors have done more harm than good.” Swine flu news from around the world. What having the H1N1 flu feels like. Quality is a priority for only half of hospital boards. Device companies prohibit hospitals from disclosing prices.
A Health Reform Bill passed in the House despite declining support among the American people. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a nice summary of what is included in the bill. Today, I will review who wins and who loses from different aspects of the bill. Individual Mandate. Winners: High cost individuals. Premiums (may) decline if…
Why Most Published Research Findings Are False. Medical boards independent from state government discipline doctors more frequently. Daylight-savings causes heart attacks? Press coverage of illegal drugs. H1N1 Shortages, except for Wall Street and Canadian hockey players.