Another literature review on the relationship between health insurance and mortality and health outcomes has been posted on Ezra Klien’s blog. This one is by
It seems plausible that most people think health is good, both at the individual and population level. Healthy people are happier, more productive, and more
With another post by McArdle the insurance-mortality debate continues and may do so for some time. If you are interested in it and this blog
This is a guest post by J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, assistant professor of health care policy and of medicine at Harvard Medical School and
Let’s say the cost per saved life due to providing an additional individual with health insurance is X dollars (Tyler Cowen says X = $9
Remember to hug a geek today. From Wolfram Alpha:
Tyler Cowen is not impressed with his best estimate of the cost per life saved of health reform. If the Obama plan spends $90 billion
Not only do I believe McArdle has badly misread (or not read) the literature on the relationship between health insurance and health outcomes, including mortality,
For those of you closely following the Klein–McArdle kerfuffle over the relationship between insurance and mortality, Klein has just volleyed back. His post includes quotes
Continuing on what is likely to be a controversial topic, at least in the rarefied strata of blogosphere wonkery if not beyond, let me add
