Podcast on the Challenge of De-adoption

Byadmin March 25, 2015

Here is a podcast I participated in, put out by folks at GWU. A quickish interview on the challenge of getting doctors to stop doing things they ought to stop doing.
You can also listen to it on iTunes, or on Stitcher.

Behavioral Economics and Public Policy | Health Policy

If You Want to Avoid a C-Section Choose Your Hospital Wisely
Byadmin March 6, 2019

We have an epidemic of C-sections in the US, now accounting for almost 1 in 3 births. That represents a 50% increase since the mid-90s, despite all the advances we’ve seen in obstetrical care. Sometimes C-sections are critical to saving the life of either baby or mother. But C-sections are major surgical procedures, with commensurate risks….

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What Mammograms Teach Us About Wildfires, Floods, and Tornadoes
Byadmin September 25, 2013

In the wake of the horrific floods that struck Colorado recently, many people have debated whether global warming is to blame. The same goes for wildfires that hit that state this summer and for the massive tornado that struck in Oklahoma this spring. In the wake of that tornado, for instance, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from…

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What Supreme Court ruling means for state Medicaid programs
Byadmin July 3, 2012

Here is a nice news report about what the Medicaid portion of the Supreme Court decision means for state governments. Short version: North Carolina needs to decide whether to expand Medicaid by up to 500,000 people, with the federal government picking up 95% of the cost. Left unsaid in this news report: hospitals are going to push hard to expand Medicaid, so they will have more paying customers. Wonder if they will have success in states like NC, with Republican legislatures.

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The Era of Mega-Hospitals Has Arrived
Byadmin January 15, 2015

The Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare, encourages healthcare providers to join together in what are called Accountable Care Organizations. Prior to the passage of Obamacare, hospitals were already pursuing mergers, in an effort to gain market share and have better negotiating ability with insurance companies. That trend looks like it has accelerated since the passage…

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Health Policy

Solving the Primary Care Physician Shortage by Turning PCPs into Anesthesiologists
Byadmin February 18, 2013

Are there really too few primary care physicians? And if so, what can we do to solve the PCP shortage? The standard answer to the first question is “yes, we have too few PCPs.” And the standard solution is to train more such docs, or allow more foreign-trained primary care docs into the country or,…

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Health Care Cost | Health Policy | Medical Decision Making

Four Steps To Saving Money On Hospital Care
Byadmin2 August 25, 2025August 25, 2025

The research team hunted for healthcare prices online at 60 US hospitals. Then they had “secret shoppers” call the hospitals to get prices. Two chances to get information, in other words; two opportunities to find out what things cost. And what did the study show? Read more here

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Podcast on the Challenge of De-adoption

If You Want to Avoid a C-Section Choose Your Hospital Wisely

What Mammograms Teach Us About Wildfires, Floods, and Tornadoes

What Supreme Court ruling means for state Medicaid programs

The Era of Mega-Hospitals Has Arrived

Solving the Primary Care Physician Shortage by Turning PCPs into Anesthesiologists

Four Steps To Saving Money On Hospital Care

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