Friday Links

Are PET scans for detecting Alzheimer’s more than just pretty pictures? Hospital or hotel? US women are dying younger than their mothers. Insurers getting faulty data from HIX. Quantitative Economics (a.k.a. Economists learn Python). Malaria vaccine on the way?

Friday Links

Are space station astronauts furloughed? Will Obamacare visits crowd out Medicare visits? Battling messages on Obamacare. Midwifery vs. Conventional Care Using social media to detect insurance fraud. How much should we pay college athletes? The uninsured physician.

Thursday Links

Are cigarette taxes too high? The CDC’s $54 million ad campaign Could you owe money by taking an Obamacare subsidy? Similarities between healthcare and higher education. Rating Shakespeare plays: ((($rating – 1)/4) ** 2) * log($raters)

Mid-week Links

The Healthcare Economist is on hiatus for a week of vacation.  Enjoy these links to tide you over until the next post next week. Income elasticity for hospitals: quantity vs. quality Recessions and the demand for mental health drugs? Do smoking bans increase or decrease fires? Abuse in a hospital? Prescribing drugs not approved by…