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Why Did Health Spending Slow Down Before It Sped Up?

Last quarter, spending on health care grew an astounding 9.9%. That’s the…

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The Sorry State of Health Economics

First a disclaimer. I have never taken a course in health economics.…

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Medicare Advantage: The Coming Tsunami

Uwe Reinhardt had a column the other day in which he argued…

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Are We About to Face a Severe Doctor Shortage?

“No, there won’t be a doctor shortage,” wrote Zeke Emanuel and Scott…

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Krugman: Wrong Again About ObamaCare

What I’m about to show you is in my opinion an embarrassment…

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Tattering the Safety Net

Here is irony: the people who talk the most about the need…

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How One Woman May Die Because of ObamaCare

For the past twenty years I have been trying to convince my…

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What Krugman Doesn’t Understand about Medicare for All

On Monday I proposed a simple solution to the problems of the…

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Let’s Privatize the Welfare State

Have you ever given money to the food stamp program? Do you…

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Tell Us Again Why We Need Young People

“This only works if young people show up,” said Bill Clinton the…

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