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The Ethical Foundations of Health Policy

One thing that seems to be completely lacking in contemporary discussions of…

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Domestic Medical Tourism is Taking Off

In my book, Priceless, I made a bold claim: Employers can cut…

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Free Market Medicine

David Henderson explains: David Henderson explains:I was driving and so my wife…

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Retail Clinics Are Taking Off

Source: Health Affairs. Source: Health Affairs.  

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How Medicare Advantage Works

Study findings: Study findings:Individuals switching into MA before risk adjustment had risk…

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Hospital-Employed Physicians: Same Doctor Visit, Double the Cost

Hospitals are acquiring physician practices and integrating them into hospital services. The…

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Gawande’s Kitchen

Atul Gawande is a fine writer and probably a good doctor. He…

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Are We Doing Too Much to Save Preemies?

In the 1960s, when the first NICUs opened, premature infants had a…

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Debate Over Doctor Shortages

In my lifetime I’ve been right about some things and wrong about…

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Right Diagnosis, Wrong Cure

Writing in The New York Times, Sanjay Gupta notes that defensive medicine…

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