I may not have written it exactly the same way, but I think the New York Times editorial on premium support is quite fair and
The Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) recently released a petition signed by 2,400 doctors. The letter protests the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations on
It’s a cake, folks. More here, and worth a glance. It’ll blow your cake-loving mind. AF
About 10% of TIE subscribers receive a daily digest of posts by email. There are two things wrong with that. One is that if you
Kaiser: Medicare Advantage fact sheet, Nov. 2011 Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin makes the case for needing traditional and private Medicare plans and brings us
Bloomberg reports that Walgreens, Krogers, Safeway and other stores are suing Wyeth and Teva for conspiring to keep a generic version of the Effexor XR
Several of the papers included below are from many years ago. Check the dates before you read or you may be very confused by what
A report from the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute has some good news on uninsured children: In 2010, the overall number of uninsured swelled to
Two from Igor Volsky: “IPAB to stay for at least another year: ‘Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) acknowledged that the House simply doesn’t have time to take
Let me begin by pointing out that the findings I’m going to be talking about here aren’t from a peer-reviewed publication; they are from a
Several people have asked for more basic information about health care costs at the end of life which I will provide over several posts. Brenda
Many people defend traditional Medicare (a.k.a. FFS Medicare, the public option arm of the program) by arguing it controls spending better than private plans. Some
the health services research blog
Work posted here under copyright © of the authors • Details on the Site Policies page
