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Is Your Name One of the Top Ten Baby Names?, and Other Links
Top ten baby names are out. John isn’t one of them. Neither…
The High Cost of Vaccine Refusal
The measles virus can be deadly: it can lead to deafness, pneumonia,…
Universal Coverage in Mass. Overwhelms Primary Care Physicians
The predicted efflux of primary care physicians in Massachusetts, as a by-product…
Retirees Not Realistic in Planning for Possibility of Long-Term Care
Getty Images, Rosemary Calver In a recent survey from the Society of Actuaries…
Awaiting Results of Virginia Appeal Court
It’s not just the healthcare punditry awaiting the results of the Va.…
State Health Reform in California
Health Reform made a number of changes for State’s health care policies.…
Obesity Management – Metabolic Pathways
Management of obesity is far from a simple process, despite the prevailing…
Surprise: Long-Term Care in California is Very Wasteful
$7 billion worth of services for 1 million of the state’s low-income…
Defending the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)
Pity the QALY. The health economist’s admittedly imperfect measure has become a…
