Why Can’t The Market for Medical Care Work Like Cosmetic Surgery?
Americans see their doctors more than 1 billion times a year ―…
What Paul Krugman Doesn’t Know About Health Reform
Writers sometimes worry if a day will come when they have nothing…
Coming: A Two-Tiered Health Care System
I believe we are moving toward two different health systems. I believe…
Another Reason Why Accurate Comparison of Health System Costs in Different Countries Is Difficult
In order to compare health costs in different countries, expenditures must be…
Driverless Cars: Boon or Bane?
The good:Driverless vehicles are expected to help children, the blind, the elderly…
Malpractice Law Is Bad for Your Health
One of the worst features of the American health care system is…
What If a Whole Country Goes on a Diet?
After reminding us that “One should interpret anything about Cuba, or coming…
Why Do Some States Spend More on Health Care?
Health care spending varies radically across the 50 states. Massachusetts (at $9,278…
State Alternatives to Medicaid Expansion
States are being encouraged to take the federal money and run —…
Health Care’s Anti-Cash Bias
The patient needed a standard set of blood tests at LabCorp. The…