Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Check out the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review at the Colorado Health Insurance Insider. If the HWR hasn’t fulfilled your need to read, here are some additional links of interest as well. Hospital room vs. chain saw. Hand Egg. The Tax Foundation: Which states are best for business? Is America in Decline? “‘Patient…
Some informative reading to take you into the weekend. Romney and Medicare Fraud. Will the health exchanges be ready in time? Wisconsin Governor says ‘No thanks’ to Obamacare Funds. Does dentistry need a ‘nurse practitioners.’ Does physician dispensing of drugs increase cost? Sweetheart wage index deal for Massachusetts?
Final thoughts from a dying cancer researcher. Are economists in awe of CEOs? My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant. National Health Insurance decreases mortality. Length of stay in public vs. private providers.
Here are links to a bunch of interesting articles to kick off 2012. The year in charts. Performance Enhancing Drugs are good? Where New Mexico beats New Jersey. Too good to be true? A fearsome snail? Top economists. Jargon. Free entrepreneurship mentoring. $53.4 million vs. $0. How Israelis can improve their chances of receiving an…
Some college athletes will be paid. Patient Safety: A 10-year review. Health Reform Kid Glitch? How can a hospital make better use of EHR? Does mental health insurance decrease suicide? Oh Baby! Lifetime costs of dementia.
Russell Hutchinson hosts a delightful and eclectic edition of the Cavalcade of Risk at moneyblog. Plus, here’s some more vital reading: Doping…not so bad? PPS vs. FFS: Effect on Nursing Home care. The secretto a good marriage? Do Chinese physicians use the internet? Is the U.S. working> Patient Safety Trends: 1998–2007. Merger of two of…
Start off your weekend right with some of these juicy links. The military and electronic health records. Is the NBA maximum salary rule anti-competitive? Where work comp networks are headed. Are salt restrictions unsafe? 254. Paternalism gone wrong.
The relationship between drug quality and market price. Do hospital mergers increase bypass surgery rates? Do college degrees matter? NEJM: 20% uninsured by 2020? Buy a restaurant for $100? Number of FDA warning letters issued in 2011.
Interest group wish list Word of the Day. More health reform stumbling blocks. 57,000 page tax return. MVP. PhARMA CEO earns $11.5 million.
End pay for delay, save $5 billion. The end of naked hiking? Insider trading in Washington is pervasive…and legal! Do text message appointment reminders work? When are nurse practitioners not cost-effective?