Vermont Legislature Gets Closer to Single Payer Care Delivery
The state’s Senate has just passed a bill that will now go to conference to reconcile differences between it and the House version. The governor all but says he’ll sign…
Exclusive All-Video Caregiving Site
A website from Terra Nova Films, Video Caregiving, is dedicated to "streaming" visual educational material to family caregivers. It has launched a Spanish edition too. A website from Terra Nova…
Cash and Counselling
Many economists claim that insurance that gives sick people cash to pay for their medical treatments is more efficient than insurance that provides in-kind medical services directly. Although providing in-kind…
Health Information Quality…
…and your ability to interpret and apply it. Bryan Vartabedian, MD‘s post today is quite relevant to those of us who frequently talk about the intersection of health care…
Canada Still Working Towards Health Care For All
You probably didn’t notice, but Canada will have a federal election on May 2. It’s a big deal up there — and the number one issue is — you’ll never…
CeQur Develops Diabetes Compliance Device
An important drawback of current diabetes treatment regimens is patient compliance, particularly for insulin injections that are painful and must also be timely administered. An important drawback of current diabetes…
Economists on the Left Discover … Well … Economics
Basically, it’s a mess,” says Sass of the world of retirement today. He says employers liked mandatory retirement because it allowed for an orderly and predictable departure from the payroll.…
Supreme Court: Can State Governments Dictate How Publicly Available Information Can Be Used?
At issue: Doctors prescribing records: The data has become more available because pharmacies, which are required by law to collect and maintain detailed files about each prescription filled, can sell…
Is Price Competition the Key to Higher Quality?
In our third-party-payer health insurance system the price for care is typically set by entities external to the doctor-patient relationship. As a result, providers rarely compete for patients based on…
Seniors Who Engage in Shopping Every Day Stay Healthier Longer
My father-in-law will not be happy with this report.In a study recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, it was found that seniors who engage in shopping…
