Day: September 23, 2009

Reader Question – Why do we need the public option?

Aaron Carroll - RA Archives September 23, 2009

A reader writer: If they pass the bill without a public option AND also have a requirement for all people to purchase health insurance, with

Malpractice reform – a primer

Aaron Carroll - RA Archives September 23, 2009

There’s an excellent piece in the NYT today by David Leonhardt that gets at the issues in malpractice reform in a pretty thorough and balanced

Survival Rates Versus Mortality Rates

Aaron Carroll - RA Archives September 23, 2009

Many people think we have the best health care system in the world. They’re wrong. We have some of the best doctors in the world.

Drug Discovery: U.S. vs. Europe

Austin Frakt September 23, 2009

An interesting paper by Donald Light was posted on the Health Affairs website on 25 August 2009. “Global Drug Discovery: Europe is Ahead” aims to