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Category: OP/notes
Health Policy Twitterati 2013
It was nearly a year ago when I compiled the list of the . The methodology was elegantly simple, look back several months and count up the number of times I (@PolicyRx) re-tweeted a user’s comments or links. I recently Continue Reading …
Medicaid or Placebo: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
I really like the way Avik Roy went about explaining the Oregon Study, and for that matter, statistics to his readers. While he is right to try to break down the Oregon Medicaid study like a similar RCT for a Continue Reading …
Medicaid or Placebo. Which would you choose?
New data from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment has thought leaders in the health policy world dueling over the statistics these past 24 hours. As background, we (Dr. Matthews) previously discussed the premise behind the : “Oregon has recently opened Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Bitter Pill, Better Prescription
What do doctors have to say about ? I sat in on a Grand Rounds discussion today where physicians – young and old – explored the consequences of the high cost of health care. Their questions and comments were provocative. Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Bitter Pill
I just finished reading the TIME article by Steven Brill “Bitter Pill” – something which should be required reading for anyone entering the health professions. Let me share some of its salient points. Health care “charges” are exorbitant: “Dozens of Continue Reading …
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