Thursday Links
Unfit for service. Health insurance ≠ health. The cost-effectiveness tzar? Ranking international health care systems. The rent seeking is too damn high.
Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Unfit for service. Health insurance ≠ health. The cost-effectiveness tzar? Ranking international health care systems. The rent seeking is too damn high.
Why Don’t People and Institutions Do What They Know They Should? Is the government subsidizing drug abuse? A GOP-palatable alternative to ObamaCare? When getting cancer isn’t a death sentence. Does health insurance for the poor improve health?
5 books you’ll want to read. Medicare Advantage enrollment rises. Brooklyn Nets: A basketball team or a real estate concern? The Invisible Hand. A cure for what ails ya’…the Brewers.
Premiums for family coverage top $15,000/year. Women being disruptive. Elective procedure rates: all over the map in Cali. Neat presentation software. Spare the knife, keep the rod.
Big news today is that China has experienced a polio outbreak. The disease apparently made its way to China via Pakistan. This is the first polio outbreak in China since 1999. A disease that was once thought completely eradicated has now reared its ugly head. Here are some other news of note: A $20 million…
Can ecstasy beat cancer? Smugling drugs into Mexico. Spotlight on… Julie Taymor. Bacteria stops dengue fever. Source of cholera?
Attila the Cardiologist. An Epiphany On Direct-Pay Practices. Fast money in Workers Comp. Radiation. Conflict of interest at Moody’s.
Cataract surgery is cost-effective. Does retirement improve cognitive functioning? What happens when doctors try to innovate? Why aren’t health care experts on the Super Committee? Cheer up! Who is Tony Plush?
Caregiving robots. Obesity Epidemic (not what you think) A State where marijuana is almost legal but caffeinated beer is not. Old people are ruining America. 3 HR = 2 facials?
Scripts-Medco Merger. Are Medicare’s Wellness initiatives a ‘farce’? Medical cost trends: the good and bad news. CMS CHIP Enrollment Reports. My favorite b-ball player joining the Bucks staff.