Rationing By Any Other Name
“Rationing By Any Other Name” – The New England Journal of Medicine
Similar Posts
How to Stop Breast Cancer Surgeons from Overtreating Their Patients
ByadminA study shows that a medication causes more harms than benefits, and physicians like me keep prescribing the pill anyway, either because we don’t learn about the study, don’t believe the study or are simply stuck in our ways. Even professionals have a hard time breaking bad habits. So what do you think happened when…
Behavioral Science Of Eating – In One Picture!
ByadminThe Journal of the Association for Consumer Research (yes, there is such a thing!) had an outstanding issue dedicated to eating behavior recently. Here is a picture from that issue worth sharing:
Obamacare Insurance Premiums – Not Growing Too Fast
ByadminHere’s a picture from a New England Journal of Medicine article showing that in 2015 and 2016, Obamacare premiums grew more slowly than private insurance premiums rose before the law came into effect: The Obamacare markets are new and unsettled. But so far they aren’t leading to runaway inflation. But what will happen to these…
When It Comes to Healthcare, Republicans Have a Trust Problem
ByadminHere is some polling data, on a wide range of health and healthcare issues. It shows pretty consistently that Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans on these issues: I think it’s time for Republicans to move beyond “repeal and replace” and start showing the American people that they have productive ideas about how to improve…
Emergency Room Prices: They Are Outrageous, But I Am Not Blaming ER Clinicians
ByadminShutterstock Recently I posted a piece, describing research out of Johns Hopkins, showing that when patients come to ERs – either with no insurance or insurance that is out-of-network – they often face charges that are four, six, or even ten-fold greater than what Medicare would pay for the same services. After the post, I was inundated…
Surge in Hospital Job Growth
ByadminRecently, I showed some data illustrating the rapid growth in healthcare jobs in the United States, compared to jobs in other parts of the economy. Here’s a picture, courtesy of Dan Diamond, showing that this growth has not been steady. Instead, the growth of hospital jobs in the US stalled for a while, before taking…