Day: October 4, 2013

AcademyHealth: Too much information

Austin Frakt October 4, 2013

I recently explained how too many plan choices can hamper optimal decision-making. Well, so does too much information about those choices. More by me on

Speculation about why the federal exchange is so slow and buggy

Austin Frakt October 4, 2013

This morning, I was discussing with a colleague Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog takedown of the federal exchange website. He points to a “darkly amusing” Reddit thread full

Safety-net hospitals at risk

Austin Frakt October 4, 2013

Katherine Neuhausen, Michael Spivey, and Arthur Kellermann in NEJM: Currently, Medicaid DSH [Disproportionate Share Hospital program] disburses $11.5 billion annually to the states, which have considerable

Day: October 4, 2013

AcademyHealth: Too much information

Speculation about why the federal exchange is so slow and buggy

Safety-net hospitals at risk

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