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A New View on Tobacco Taxation
Economic viewpoints on tobacco taxation typically seek to correct for the externailities imposed upon citizens by tobacco smokers. This new analysis seeks to account for these externalities, plus those incurred by family members of smokers, and assumes that smokers do Continue Reading …
Embracing the Electronic Era
Medicine lags behind many other industries in the transition to the electronic era. While high-tech advances like CAT scans and MRI machines take advantage of computerization, many physicians still rely on paper and pen to document patient conditions and treatment Continue Reading …
Abortion: Controversy and Compromise
A brief from the Department of Health Policy at George Washington University posits that the proposed limitation on coverage of medically indicated abortions within health care reform legislation will have industry-wide effects.
The Most Difficult Decision
As the healthcare debate appears to have stalled in Congress, perhaps we should take note that health care is a limited resource. How to best divide this resource, in terms of how to define what is covered and what is Continue Reading …
Mammography, but at what age?
In November, major news networks, ethicists, medical professionals, and the public alike were buzzing with surprise in response to newly released recommendations by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) regarding screening mammography for the prevention of breast cancer. Continue Reading …
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