Switzerland still doesn’t prove we need less regulation
Aaron Carroll February 22, 2013
Avik Roy and Douglas Holtz-Eakin reply to the many people who have discussed their recent piece. I’m going to ignore the discussion of politics and
Avik Roy and Douglas Holtz-Eakin reply to the many people who have discussed their recent piece. I’m going to ignore the discussion of politics and
If you thought I was upset earlier, I was just getting started. The nonsense in some medical societies’ clinical guidelines really makes my blood boil.
Aaron and I have noticed something. It’s been bothering us for years. We’ve written more emails to each other about it than about almost anything
I’m on record as being a pessimist on the adoption of EHRs across America. I’m just saying. First: Although doctors who are using electronic health
Choosing Wisely, along with seventeen leading medical societies, has released more than 90 new tests, procedures, or therapies that are common, but likely unnecessary. Pediatrics is well
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. It will be hard for states to turn down the Medicaid expansion: This is a pretty
Yglesias praises Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Avik Roy, and notes that their continued call for a more-Swiss like health care system is a “surrender” to Obamacare.
Long time readers of the blog know that I’m a regular guest on Stand Up! with Pete Dominick on Sirius/XM radio. Pete’s show (and he)
Sam Baker reports, House Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday that would revoke the health insurance industry’s exemption from antitrust laws — a liberal priority that
Jared Bernstein shared the chart below, sourcing it to “National Health Expenditures data, BEA, BLS.” You can click over to read his take on it. Mine
In a rare display of unanimity, the Supreme Court today ruled 9-0 that the “state action doctrine” did not apply to protect a Georgia hospital
Great little study in this month’s JAMA Internal Medicine. “Physician Attire in the Intensive Care Unit and Patient Family Perceptions of Physician Professional Characteristics“: Our