Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
Health reform is only good when its your idea. San Francisco restaurant’s institute a “Health Surcharge”. Massachusetts’ health reform makes the state less attractive to younger workers. HHS releases over $0.8 billion in grants for HIT. Do we need Federal Antitrust Law for health insurance?
How many dollars are wasted on physical therapy? Creating an electrical battery powered by bacteria. Upset by my alma matter. Push to restore the Office of Technology Assessment. More comments on Anthem Blue Cross’s rate hikes. Get cashback on drugs not covered by insurance. Each FDA Failure used to augment the Agency’s Powers. When is obesity good for your…
Why is public spending overtaking private? Maybe a 39% increase in premiums would explain it. Here’s some more detail on that and other stories of interest this week. Will government spending on health care overtake private spending in the U.S.? Government Stimulus: China vs. U.S. (in pictures) Odds of Obamacare becoming law. How economic theory is…
Antidepressants no more effective than placebos. If you are readying this, you may be depressed. Health expenditures in 2018: 20.3% of GDP. Worker’s Comp and Medicare. Understanding the employer-based health insurance tax subsidy. Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Higher co-pays decrease physician visits, but increase hospitalizations. Where do your tax dollars go? Healthier people are more likely to buy health insurance. The Infectious Diseases of Haiti. Think 10% unemployment is bad? Spain is nearing 20%! Why is my local pie shop featured in The Economist?
These set of links focus less on Healthcare and are instead more for my Economist readers. Kenyes vs. Hayek: A hip-hop duel The disingenuous spending freeze. Chinese Corruption (e.g., falsifyng $3 billion in earnings) Economics Journals going open-access. John Gruber on the iPad. Will we go the way of Japan? Becker and Posner ponder.
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…
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 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.
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.