Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Policy

It's We, the Public, Who Are "Flip Floppers"

Byadmin February 23, 2012

The failure of health care reform does not rest solely at the president’s feet. Instead, we, the general public, are also to blame…(Read the rest and view comments at Scientocracy)

Health Policy

The Pill, the Pox and the Limits of Religious Freedom
Byadmin September 20, 2012

300 million dead worldwide from smallpox in the 20th century alone. No wonder the United States Public HealthService is run by a General—fighting infectious disease was a life or death battle back then, and countries that failed to mobilize against the enemy would leave millions dead on the battlefield. In Germany, as I discussed in a recent…

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Figuring Out How Many Calories Are in Your Burrito
Byadmin April 28, 2014

As if the Affordable Care Act wasn’t controversial enough, a lesser-known provision of the law has critics warning of regulatory zeal. Section 4205 of the ACA (in case you haven’t read that far) requires restaurants to post calorie counts for the meals they sell, a requirement critics claim will be costly to comply with, while being…

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Health Policy

Do Conservatives Like Excessive Medicare Spending?
Byadmin June 4, 2012

An April Wall Street Journal editorial lauded the U.S. health-care system for giving American patients “more value—better outcomes and longer lives” than European health-care systems.
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Health Policy

Higher Health Insurance Deductibles, Smaller Wallets
Byadmin February 26, 2013

With health care costs rising, employers (and insurance companies) are increasingly asking consumers (aka “patients”) to have more “skin in the game”—to pay more out of pocket for their medical care. The Kaiser Family Foundation has a nice report on trends in health insurance deductibles. This picture shows the rise in these deductibles. That means:…

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Health Policy

When "Express Care" means "Oh My Gosh, That's Expensive!" Care
Byadmin February 19, 2013

See this Fayetteville Observer story about a disturbing new type of doctor’s office, called an express care center. And in the process of reading the article, you’ll see my take on the relevance of gas stations for understanding our insane health care system. (Click here to view comments)

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Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Ethics | Health Policy

Feeling Conflicted about Greed
Byadmin April 14, 2009

With jobs disappearing faster than a major league fastball, the public is understandably irate at the damage that greed has wrought upon our economy. Financiers destroy their companies, and our retirement portfolios, and then complain when their bonuses are less than 7 figures. The greedy behavior in recent headlines has not been limited to Wall…

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It's We, the Public, Who Are "Flip Floppers"

The Pill, the Pox and the Limits of Religious Freedom

Figuring Out How Many Calories Are in Your Burrito

Do Conservatives Like Excessive Medicare Spending?

Higher Health Insurance Deductibles, Smaller Wallets

When "Express Care" means "Oh My Gosh, That's Expensive!" Care

Feeling Conflicted about Greed

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