Should People Who Cause Their Own Illnesses Pay for Their Own Health Care?
David Friedmanweighs in: David Friedmanweighs in:I recently came across a news story…
Do We Need So Many Mammograms?
From the NEJM:We estimated that in 2008, breast cancer was over-diagnosed in…
Person-Centered HealthCare: Cost Transparency Helps Patients Shop For Medical Care
Two relatively new services are facilitating a market for medical services —…
Almost Anybody Qualifies for Medicaid in Maine
Except poor people:Frustrated MaineCare eligibility workers complained that rich Mainers —”even millionaires”…
Employers Opt for Medical Tourism
In Priceless, I hazarded a guess that employers could cut the cost…
Health Reform is a Matter of Life and Death
The graph below shows cancer survival rates by patients, depending on their…