A little perspective on healthcare.gov
Austin Frakt November 20, 2013
Healthcare.gov, and some of the states’ exchange websites, got off to a poor start, to put it mildly. But website woes that frustrate consumers are
Healthcare.gov, and some of the states’ exchange websites, got off to a poor start, to put it mildly. But website woes that frustrate consumers are
Shortly after the law passed, it looked like the administration would use regulatory rule-making to kill health savings accounts. But subsequent rules clarified that HSA-qualified
Every once in a while, I get asked a question which I’ve already answered. Sometimes, I want to respond in a post. But it seems
Many doctors are disturbed they will be paid less — often a lot less — to care for the millions of patients projected to buy
In NEJM, Robert Huckman and Mark Kelley wrote: Between 2006 and 2012, the prevalence of high-deductible health plans grew by 24%, exposing one third of
The following is a guest post by Nicholas Bagley, University of Michigan Assistant Professor of Law. I argued yesterday that President Obama’s effort to make good
It’s conventional wisdom that during the economic downturn people cut back on spending on health care. That’s a demand-side story for the recent, slower growth in
A little lost amid the din of President Obama’s administrative fix was an op-ed by Ramesh Ponnuru and Yuval Levin setting forward a “conservative alternative”
The 56% of U.S. adults who now say it is not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage continues to
Longtime reader of the blog writes (slightly edited): The author of the comment cites calibration as the problem–different data set from which rule derived, etc.
We’ve discussed the potential overuse of mammograms before. We’ve discussed how diagnosis has increased without comparable reductions in mortality. Now we get to talk about
TIE readers are amazing. One writes me, but asks to remain anonymous: The cholesterol guidelines are part of a move towards risk-based prevention of CVD