Jul
22
U.S. Heroic Medicine: Top in Cancer Care
July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Healthcare Economist made a short reference to an article citing the U.S. as having the best breast and prostate cancer survival rates in the world. Don’t have the background to really critique the study, but it certainly seems consistent with the view that, while America fails miserably in cheaper preventative care and overall cost-effectiveness, we [...]
Jul
22
Health Care Policy Election Analysis
July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Health Care Blog provides a really in-depth analysis of McCain and Obama’s proposals to fix our fragmented health care system. I found it quite informative.
McCain Analysis
Obama Analysis
I’m not sure exactly how ‘objective’ these are, but it seems that, at least in this round, McCain’s plans came out ahead.
Jul
19
Means-Testing in Medicare: Thank You Mr. Cowen!
July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
NYT: Means Testing for Medicare
“If taking care of the poor is the real value in welfare programs, those programs should be sold as such to the electorate. We shouldn’t give wealthier people benefits just to “trick” them, for selfish reasons, into voting for greater benefits for everyone, the poor included.”
“Means testing” — cutting back on [...]
Jul
9
Doctors opting out
July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Almost Half of Texas Doctors Opting Out of Medicare
As much as I despise Ayn Rand, do I detect Atlas beginning to shrug?
Jul
8
Old Timers Having a Good Time
July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Sex After 70 Getting Better
So many questions, so little time. Way too many mental pictures. I’m umm… happy for them?
Jul
2
Interesting read on food prices
July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Missing Links: The Global Food Fight
Nutshell:
“The poor are not only being hurt by the food crisis more than anyone else, but they are also being blamed for it. U.S. President George W. Bush, for example, noted that when poor countries like India prosper, people there “start demanding better nutrition and better food.” Therefore, he said, [...]