The last Quote of the Day discussed Princeton Economics Professor Uwe Reinhardt's New York Times blog entry on rationing in Canada and the United States.
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Further comment by Uwe Reinhardt on queues in Canada
The last Quote of the Day discussed Princeton Economics Professor Uwe Reinhardt's New York Times blog entry on rationing in Canada and the United States.
Uwe Reinhardt on rationing in Canada and the U.S.
Does the Ryan Plan Curb Health Spending?By Uwe E. ReinhardtThe New York TimesApril 29, 2011My post last week, on the budget plan offered by Representative
Uwe Reinhardt on rationing in Canada and the U.S.
Professor Reinhardt's discussion of rationing in the United States and Canada, available at the "an analysis" link in his article above, is an absolute must
Commonwealth Fund report on affordability is no cause for celebration
Realizing Health Reform’s Potential: Will the Affordable Care Act Make Health Insurance Affordable?By Jonathan Gruber and Ian PerryThe Commonwealth FundApril 2011Abstract: News reports on this
Commonwealth Fund report on affordability is no cause for celebration
News reports on this new Commonwealth Fund study have cheery titles such as, "Health Reform Will Make Insurance Affordable for Nearly All Families."
How would Marcus Welby, M.D. fare in an ACO?
Family Physician Can’t Give Away Solo PracticeBy Gardiner HarrisThe New York TimesApril 22, 2011Handsome, silver-haired and likable, Dr. (Ronald) Sroka is indeed a modern-day Marcus
How would Marcus Welby, M.D. fare in an ACO?
Having been a general practitioner (as family physicians were called in those days) even before Marcus Welby ventured onto our television screens, I
Obama, Berwick, Krugman and others on IPAB
The Independent Payment Advisory Board: A New Approach to Controlling Medicare SpendingBy Jack Ebeler, Tricia Neuman and Juliette CubanskiKaiser Family FoundationApril 2011Targets on Medicare Spending
Obama, Berwick, Krugman and others on IPAB
Today's quotes provide tastes of the broad spectrum of political flavors inspired by the establishment of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The
S&P's David Blitzer on single payer
Check-Up on U.S. HealthcareSquawk on the Street, CNBCApril 21, 2011Mark Haines: S&P's latest health care costs report from February 2010 through February of this year
S&P’s David Blitzer on single payer
Facts are not partisan. Standard and Poor's David Blitzer reports only the facts on single payer - and Wall Street needs to hear them.