A couple of weeks ago, I submitted my ballot. Because I am afflicted with a weird case of mild obsessive-compulsive disorder/anxiety, I checked and double-checked and then checked again that I had filled in the ovals by the names and… Continue Reading
As I have noted, Things are Happening in my real-life life that are making attention to the blog a wee bit patchy. However, I still have occasion to check the news and opinion sites I enjoy, and thus I came… Continue Reading
Remember Bill Frist? Heart surgeon? Former Senate Majority Leader? Super-genius doctor, such that he could make an authoritative diagnosis about a condition totally outside of his specialty based on videotape of a patient he did not otherwise examine? (Except whoopsie,… Continue Reading
The tension that exists between providing good care for patients and making a profit in the healthcare business is one of my signal preoccupations. In our current fee-for-service model, there exists a seemingly intractable conflict between prioritizing the needs of… Continue Reading
I find describing my political leanings difficult sometimes. An easy answer would probably be “liberal,” since I favor a pretty robust social safety net, and am definitely to the left on most social issues. That said, I am aware of… Continue Reading
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
Last night I was privileged to participate in a conference call about a piece of legislation moving its way through the California state senate, AB 2109. What made it a particular privilege was having the chance to speak with both… Continue Reading
That is the only possible explanation for this question: I don’t know if you saw JB’s comment over on the main page, about wishing someone would do a post on what things *shouldn’t* be covered in whatever reformed HC we… Continue Reading
Today’s SCOTUS ruling really belongs to the lawyers, legal analysts and healthcare economists to discuss. That’s certainly what I’ve been spending my time reading. But since it pertains to healthcare, it seems like I should say something about the ruling.… Continue Reading
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