Chopping up the baby
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
healthcare policy
On inequality and healthcare
Note: This post is part of our League Symposium on inequality. You can read the introductory post for the Symposium here. To see a list of all posts in the Symposium so far, click here. Nothing is so equalizing as morbidity and… Continue Reading
On tedium
Writing posts like this one is why I bother with a pseudonym. Flimsy as it may be, it allows me to engage in the occasional screed with slightly less worry that the Hammer of Doom will descend upon me. Before… Continue Reading
My crappy libertarian bona fides
On my way to work yesterday morning, I heard a report about one of our Senators addressing a group of bikers in our state’s capital. In particular, she was talking to them about mandatory helmet laws. As one might expect… Continue Reading
Hoping for the right outcome in Vermont…
but I’m not holding my breath. From the Times: Vermont lawmakers are considering eliminating the “philosophical” exemption to the vaccination requirements that usually apply to children attending school and day care in the state. Vermont has one of the highest… Continue Reading
The tyranny of doctor’s notes
This post is both an observation and a related query. I want to know if what I’m seeing is particular to my area, or if it’s happening all over the place. As one might imagine, I see patients for all… Continue Reading
I don’t know what your healthcare costs
… 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
The Likko med mal reform proposal
The only proper way to start this post is to direct readers to Burt’s generous and thoughtful essay on reforming medical malpractice. This post is my reply to it, and I’ll conclude by summing up my reaction to his proposal… Continue Reading
On medicine and policy. (Or: why everyone should read Jonathan Bernstein)
Over at A Plain Blog About Politics, Jonathan Bernstein offers an insightful post about Mitt Romney, business acumen, economic know-how and baseball. It is a great example of why, if you don’t read Plain Blog, you should. Paul Krugman has… Continue Reading
Will Truman wants to kill me
That is the only explanation I can think of for suggesting I read this piece by Megan McArdle. The man wants my head to explode. McArdle’s essay is about her thyroid, which is on the fritz. Unfortunately, her endocrinologist did… Continue Reading