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August 7, 2012Russell Saunders 67 Comments

Greetings from a medical office in Massachusetts, democracy’s laboratory! This just in: A bill that will adjust virtually every piece of the state’s health care system is now law. Gov. Deval Patrick signed the legislation Monday morning in a packed… Continue Reading →

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When poverty is the diagnosis

June 27, 2012Russell Saunders 23 Comments

By way of Jubilee, I came across this list of healthcare principles by Tyler Cowen.  It brings to mind one of the things I considered writing about for the Inequality Symposium (but ended up cutting from my piece, as otherwise… Continue Reading →

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Chopping up the baby

June 20, 2012Russell Saunders 127 Comments

I’m going to start right out by admitting that I am going to raise questions to which I do not have a coherent answer. In the comments to Rose’s post about buying “green” products, Jason shared a link to this… Continue Reading →

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Yet more on unnecessary testing

April 6, 2012Russell Saunders 17 Comments

From the New York Times: In a move likely to alter treatment standards in hospitals and doctors’ offices nationwide, a group of nine medical specialty boards plans to recommend on Wednesday that doctors perform 45 common tests and procedures less… Continue Reading →

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I don’t know what your healthcare costs

March 29, 2012Russell Saunders 9 Comments

… and I’ll bet your doctor doesn’t, either. Okay, that’s is a bit of an overstatement.  I know what my little bit of my patients’ healthcare costs are.  I know what my practice charges for office visits and vaccines and… Continue Reading →

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