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Beyond Costs and Benefits
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What Is Maddening about Pharmaceutical Prices?
ByadminImagine that you are gasping for breath, literally on the verge of death. Then someone injects you with a medicine and – miracle! – you are perfectly healthy again. Would you pay $300 for that injection? The treatment is epinephrine; your illness was a life-threatening allergy. And that $300 price? That reflects a six-fold increase…
Healthcare for the Uninsured Is Wasteful (For a Surprising Reason)
ByadminShutterstock American physicians dole out lots of unnecessary medical care to their patients. They prescribe things like antibiotics for people with viral infections, order expensive CT scans for patients with transitory back pain, and obtain screening EKGs for people with no signs or symptoms of heart disease. Some critics even accuse physicians of ordering such…
1000 People Described How They’d Find Happiness — Here’s Who Succeeded
ByadminHappiness doesn’t always come easily. Some people seem naturally happy, like they inherited the right gene or were born into the right circumstances. Many other people struggle to find happiness. Perhaps even more people hope to become happier than they already are. But what kind of plan should people follow if they are hoping to…
Imagine the Cost of Imaging
ByadminKeeping with my recent theme on US healthcare prices, from the people at Vox media, here’s an illustration of how expensive it is to get an MRI in the United States versus other countries: And the cost of a day in the hospital: Sigh…
Writing Sabbatical
ByadminI am currently on sabbatical (and enjoying some hiking in the Appalachian Mountains). Blog posts will resume in September!