Dueling charts

One last attempt.  Tyler Cowen asks specifically what happened in 1980 in his chart.  So I went back and remade it for the US alone. 

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R and R

Why does education explain healthier behavior? “Badvocacy” is Aaron’s new favorite word.  And a particular pet peeve. Place the candles from right to left; light

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Enduring truths

[T]he federal government’s role in the financing of personal health services is one of the small class of public issues that can be counted on

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A system at war with itself

From pages 227 and 232 of Paul Starr’s The Social Transformation of American Medicine and pertaining to U.S. health care circa 1920: The structural features Arrow[*]

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R and R

What peer review missed. Bidding in Medicare saves money. Political triangulation explained. Are people having trouble getting drunk? These may be useful when my kids get

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R & R

Ikea’s particle accelerator. Aaron is one of these people.

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The weirdness of Kindle

I am, and have always been, an early adopter.  I have a Kindle and absolutely love it.  I use it a bit less now that

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More reasons for despair

Lots of wonks are linking to Ezra Klein today to discuss this: One of the dirty little secrets of the health-care system is that Medicare

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