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6 Ways to Reduce Health Care Costs

WEBRead It and Weep. In 2021 the United States spent a total of $4.3 trillion on health, double the amount in 2000 even after adjusting for inflation.That’s over 18 …

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High-Risk Health Insurance Pools

WEBA preliminary proposal endorsed by Rep. Paul Ryan was a little more generous, at $2.5 billion per year. The March repeal-and-replace draft raises the amount …

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Can Taxes and Subsidies Improve Health

WEBIn Mexico, researchers found the 8% tax on non-essential foods, which included sugary drinks and other junk foods, led to a 6% decline in sales two years down …

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Would State-Based Single-Payer Health Insurance Cure …

WEBHealth care was likely to be an issue in the mid-term Congressional elections under almost any circumstance. America is spending almost one-fifth of the …

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The Value of Disease Surveillance

WEBThe payoff from this system is ($500 x 0.9 + $400 x 0.1) = $490. Therefore, the value of the surveillance system is the difference between the value associated with …

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Managing Risk in Drug Development

WEBtomas j. philipson is a senior fellow at the Milken Institute, the Daniel Levin professor of public policy at the University of Chicago, director of the health care …

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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness

WEBConsider Thaler’s employer, the University of Chicago. The university has an “open enrollment” period every November, when employees are allowed to revise their …

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Life and Politics Beyond the Affordable Care Act

WEBThe ACA and its Enemies. When the Affordable Care Act (a k a Obama-care) was passed in 2010, it was hailed by supporters as a viable way to bring U.S. …

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Financing High-Risk Medical Research

WEBBut an analysis of venture data by the journal Health Affairs shows that the sector is becoming more conservative, moving away from funding companies with …

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Canada's Health Care

WEBThe shortcomings of the health care system have been front and center in the American debate over social policy for decades. Canadians are also preoccupied …

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Harry Truman’s Radical Health Care Plan

WEBThis powerful call for universal health care was made three-quarters of a century ago by the most persistent advocate ever to occupy the White House — Harry …

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When It Comes to Health

WEBPublished December 8, 2021. Men are (by tautology) the manlier sex. But it’s long been understood that, by most every metric other than average physical strength, they are …

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Covid-19 and Global Income Inequality

WEBPublished April 26, 2021. It’s widely known that the Covid-19 pandemic has damaged the lives and livelihoods of less-educated and lesswell- paid people more than those of the …

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A Lesson for AMERICA

WEBOne study reported that major reforms could save $350 billion annually — nearly 15 percent of U.S. total health spending in 2012, when the estimate was made. …

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Thinking the Unthinkable

WEBThe average billed for a kidney transplant is more than $400,000 – still a bargain compared to $1.4 million for a heart, $810,000 for a liver and $1.2 million for a …

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It’s Time to Build 21st Century Companies

WEBPublished May 4, 2020. Two decades in, the business environment of the 21st century is coming into focus. And the new era is shaping up to be one of extraordinary opportunity …

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Legalized Marijuana

WEBIf you are unaware that Americans widely consume marijuana, it’s a safe bet you’ve just fallen off a turnip truck. The Department of Health and Human Services …

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