Decision Theoretic Approaches to Experiment Design and External Validity (Working Paper 22167)By Abhijit Banerjee, Sylvain Chassang, and Erik SnowbergNational Bureau of Economic Research, April 2016AbstractThis

This highly technical paper is a difficult read, but it provides important lessons for design and application of health policy research. The subjective design of

Health Care Industry Moves Swiftly to Stop Colorado’s “Single Payer” Ballot MeasureBy Lee FangThe Intercept, April 22, 2016The campaign in Colorado to create the nation’s

Without additional enabling federal legislation, Colorado is not able to enact a bona fide single payer system. However, their ballot measure - Amendment 69, ColoradoCare

Medicare's New Physician Payment SystemHealth Affairs, Health Policy Briefs, April 21, 2016An overwhelming body of research in recent years found that medical care in the

We now have an epidemic of physician burnout. It has become a crisis not only because of what it does to physicians’ well-being but also

Robin Wright King on Consumer Reactions to HDHPsAJMC.com, April 17, 2016Robin Wright King, MBA, of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, discusses consumer reactions to

Blue Cross Blue Shield members are not excited about having to shoulder more of the cost through high-deductible health plans, but these plans are here

What Can US Single-Payer Supporters Learn From the Swiss Rejection of Single Payer?By Claudia ChaufanInternational Journal of Health Services, 2016, Vol. 46(2) 331–345AbstractAt a time

At a time of renewed interest in single payer reform in the United States, it might be helpful to look again at why the voters

Debunking Republican Health Care MythsBy The Editorial BoardThe New York Times, April 19, 2016“Disaster.” “Incredible economic burden.” “The biggest job-killer in this country.”Central to the

The Republicans keep talking about coming up with a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). But as this New York Times editorial explains,