Day: September 13, 2011

Antibiotic market failures

Megan McArdle’s new article on antibiotic resistance was published today in The Atlantic (Resistance is Futile). She correctly identifies the problem as a market failure:

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On The Record

AHRQ: Annual Conference Plenary via live web cast Sept. 18 (10-11:30) & 19 (8-9:30) pre-reg required Kaiser: Profile of Medicaid Managed Care 2010: 50 State

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The census report is out

The yearly census report on the uninsured is out. It’s the usual bad news: In 2010, the percentage was 16.3%, compared to 16.1% in 2009. 

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Reflex: September 13, 2011

A report from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation says that the nation’s system for training physicians is in dramatic need of a complete overhaul to

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The changing medical work force

Some interesting statistics in an AMA News report on the use of midlevel practitioners in medical practices: Almost one in two office-based physicians works in

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