I’ve said that I’m most upset about the Plan B decision of last week because it seemed to be politics trumping science. I said this
Mandy Locke has the third (of four) piece in a series on hospital-system competition. The latest installment focuses on the relationship between the CEOs of UNC
Blogging may be a bit lighter this week, as I am in semester-review mode–grading papers, Final exams, honors theses and the like. After a little
This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read the prior posts in the series, you really should. The introduction explains what I’m doing and
U.S. Dept of Transportation: Lowest level of annual traffic fatalites in 6 decades Kaiser: Infographic on ACA individual mandate Pew Charitable Trust: Key tax and
I’ve been down on the AMA’s strategies in the past for trying to pitch a “doc fix” as part of deficit reduction. However, that doesn’t
In Health Affairs, Alan Garber offers a framework for comparative effectiveness research (CER) that the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) could adopt. Along the way,
I’ve been arguing, and I’ve seen a lot of pieces arguing, that health care reform and the Affordable Care Act are going to be a
Mandy Locke with the second of a four-part series on the remaking of Wake County’s (N.C.) health care landscape. The series focuses on the competition between
Last week found papers on palliative care and discussing prognosis and goals of care with the elderly in JAMA and NEJM. The paper in JAMA
This post is part of a series. If you haven’t read the prior posts in the series, you really should. The introduction explains what I’m doing and
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