JasonShafrin

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Upcoding

Would Congressman Ryan’s proposal solve this problem? Would Congressman Ryan’s proposal solve…

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How to Design a Health Insurance Exchange

Section 1311 of the ACA requires a state to establish an Health…

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Much Ado about Nothing

The government will shut down…the government won’t shut down…Compromise! Finally, the Federal…

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Medicare Spending by Program Service Categories, 2010

Medicare is the largest payer in the $2.5 trillion dollar health care…

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Understanding Paul Ryan’s Proposal

Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal has made significant waves. Many will fear…

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The Purple Health Plan

The Purple Health Plan is supposed to be a “moderate” plan for…

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Cost of Medical Errors: $17 billion

Its has been well established that medical errors are a serious problem…

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Poor Need More Financial Services than Rich

Why would that be the case? The answer is risk. Poor people…

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Algorithms to Predict Breast Cancer Stage

Cost effectiveness and quality analysis of the treatment of cancer has long…

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Health Wonk Review – Opening Day Edition

Today is opening day. The first day of the season where the…

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