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The Verdict Is In—Price Gouging Harms People With Gout

Byadmin2 March 5, 2024

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Discussing Financial Toxicity in Oncology Settings
Byadmin January 28, 2014

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is one of the leading specialty organizations for physicians who take care of patients with cancer. A reporter from ASCO just wrote a nice piece, in which she questioned me to go into more detail about the challenge of discussing cost of care with oncology patients. I thought I…

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The Cost Of Dying In The US Is Exorbitant. Behavioral Economics Explains Why.
Bypeter February 25, 2020

Six-year old Kimmy Merrill fell into an abandoned well outside of Oswega, Pennsylvania, her cries unnoticed in the remote countryside until her mother Susan wandered within earshot of the well. Unable to save Kimmy even with the help of local firefighters, Susan pleaded for rescue workers to dig a hole parallel to the well. Desperate…

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Tough decision? Take it piece by piece
Byadmin April 21, 2011

Brian Zikmund-Fisher took the lead on a study published this week in which we found evidence that when people face tough decisions, it helps for them to break the decision into smaller pieces, and take it one step at a time. Here is a link to some media coverage in India.

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Gorillacillin and the Tragedy of the Commons
Byadmin March 30, 2012

Was I right to prescribe an inferior medication to my patient?
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Outpatient Spending Is Catching Up To Hospital Expenditures
Byadmin November 12, 2014

For decades now, policymakers have been trying to slow down the growth of healthcare costs. For much of this time, a large part of that effort was directed at hospital spending. American hospitals are extremely expensive, and take care of patients with the most severe illnesses. So if we’re going to control costs, it seems…

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The Question Isn't Whether We Are Overdiagnosing Cancer, But How Much
Byadmin May 22, 2015

Medical experts now agree that as a result of aggressive screening programs, we have an epidemic of cancer overdiagnosis in the United States. With mammograms finding tiny cancers and PSA tests discovering unpalpable prostate cancers, we are now unearthing some cancers too early for our own good. What do experts mean by “overdiagnosis,” you ask?…

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The Verdict Is In—Price Gouging Harms People With Gout

Discussing Financial Toxicity in Oncology Settings

The Cost Of Dying In The US Is Exorbitant. Behavioral Economics Explains Why.

Tough decision? Take it piece by piece

Gorillacillin and the Tragedy of the Commons

Outpatient Spending Is Catching Up To Hospital Expenditures

The Question Isn't Whether We Are Overdiagnosing Cancer, But How Much

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