Obesity Explained
Since 1960, American adults have, on average, gained 28 pounds. That’s the…
Medical Device Tax Costs 1,000 Jobs
In a cost cutting move, medical device-maker Stryker Corporation recently announced plans…
Wash Your Hands? The Video is Watching
Those L.E.D. displays are very demanding — health care workers must clean…
Japan (Of All Places) Has a Fat Tax
This is by way of Robin Hanson, who provides further commentary: The…
Employer Health Insurance Premiums: A Stunning Graphic from Aaron Carroll
He adds this observation: He adds this observation: By 2010, more than…
There is No Such Thing as an “Unbundled” Medical Bill
Have you noticed that quite a few of my Health Alerts are…
Insurance Reform Goes Crazy
While the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) was rolling out a…
How Much is in the Genes?
Scott Sumner writes: In “Babies by Design,” Ronald Green claims: Scott Sumner…
Is Super Committee Failure a Good Thing?
By Wednesday, the so-called “Super Committee,” a bipartisan group of legislators, is…