The same liberal egalitarianism irrationality that sunk the long term care plan (CLASS act) is ultimately going to sink Medicare.
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Health Policy
X-Prize’s Dumb Idea to Develop A Medical Tricorder Directed At Consumers
Star Trek's Dr. McCoy couldn't diagnose a dam thing without his medical tricorder!
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The National Debt Crisis: Don’t Panic! All is Well!
Paul Krugman shows us how to stick our collective heads in the sand.
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Does Lower Spending on Health Care = A Sicker Population?
California spends less on health care than all but a few states. Does this mean that its population is sicker and less productive as a result?
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CLASS Act Failure Mirrors Medicare Failure
The same liberal egalitarianism irrationality that sunk the long term care plan (CLASS act) is ultimately going to sink Medicare.
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How Medical Care is Like Deficit Spending
Spending money like it's someone else's problem.
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Hospital Politics: You’re Little People
Yes, another reason not to go into primary care.
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Escalating the Fear of Electronic Medical Records
Are legions of identify thieves and celebrity stalkers lying in wait to get their hands on your electronic medical records?
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Fear and Medication Errors in the ER
You would think that the ER and hospital staff put forth the effort to get an accurate list of every patient's home medications. Far too frequently, you'd be wrong.
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Why Medical Documentation Software Development Has Lagged Behind
An example of why it's hard to write software for health care delivery systems.
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One Fewer Pediatrician
The current health care system is doing a good job of driving away primary care providers by fixing it so that the harder they work, the less they make.
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