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Kaiser: Fast facts (on health care/reform) in downloadable slide format CBO: Impact of Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act of ’11 (payroll tax
Austin posted on an interesting paper in Health Affairs that essentially makes the case that the treatment of low back pain is impervious to evidence;
Obviously these podcasts will not be weekly. We’ll strive for a more sustainable “occasional” one. Anyway, in the podcast below, we discuss electronic medical records.
The original briefing schedule for the PPACA Supreme Court cases had many of the parties filing their Petitioner’s briefs in the week between Christmas and
Converting Medicare to Premium Support Would Likely Lead to Two-Tier Health Care System, by Paul N. Van de Water (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
For the next week, I’ll be in Australia, giving talks on tobacco, trade and public health at ANU and U Melbourne. I’ll also be give a
In defending the Plan B decision yesterday, President Obama said the following: “And as I understand it, the reason Kathleen made this decision was she
Plan B decision draws strong and mixed reaction, reports Anne E. Kornblut and N.C. Aizenman. “President Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to block unrestricted
Howard Gleckman has an interesting post wondering why the 40-60 Million caregivers (those providing informal, unpaid care to loved ones dealing with disability) are such
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
(A Cowen-esque post because, as does so much of his blogging style, it works.) Just as better brakes on a train or car enable it
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