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Cavalacade of Risk

posted to Healthcare Economist on Wed 8th Sep 10

The 113rd edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at David Williams’ Health Business Blog.
Wednesday Links

posted to Healthcare Economist on Wed 8th Sep 10

Bribery=FFS?Retiree insurance program.Cost shifting.A realclunker.“Poverty is a business.”Unintended consequences ofalcohol and cigarette taxes.600.
International Healthcare Models: Australia

posted to Healthcare Economist on Tue 7th Sep 10

Today I’ll be talking about healthcare in Australia. Australia a rich country with 21.2 million residents, has the sixth highest life expectancy of any country in the world. The review of the Australian healthcare system is based on the Australia’s

Medicare Part Ds Effect on Drug Use, Other Medical Services, and Health

posted to Healthcare Economist on Wed 21st Jul 10

Medicare Part D increases beneficiary utilization of drugs, but does not decrease utilization of other medical services or improve health.That is the conclusion Kaestner and Khan (2010) reach using data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. Many other
Cost of drug development: $1 billion

posted to Healthcare Economist on Tue 16th Feb 10

A paper by DiMasi et al. (2003) found that the cost of drug development was $802 million. This is a highly contentious number. Drug companies have used this number to lobby regulators to loosen the FDA approval process. The data used in the study, however,
Aviodable Mortality in 3 world cities: London vs. New York vs. Paris

posted to Healthcare Economist on Fri 13th Jun 08

A recent paper by Wesiz et al. (Eur J Pub Health 2008) attempts to compare mortality rates and avoidable mortality rates in the urban core of 3 world cities: London (Inner London); New York (Manhattan) and Paris. MortalityThe authors find that Paris has the

30% of Elderly Would Rather Die than Go to Nursing Home, Euthanasia in the Netherlands, and Solving the Rubiks Cube

posted to John Goodman's Health Policy Blog on Fri 13th Aug 10

30% of the elderly would rather die than enter a nursing home. An additional 26% indicate they are very unwilling to move to an institutional setting. (HT to Jason Shafrin.)Euthanasia represents 2% of all deaths in the Netherlands. The vast majority are mercy
The Case for Doing Less

posted to John Goodman's Health Policy Blog on Mon 9th Aug 10

Here is Atul Gawande with another article in The New Yorker:Coping with Cancer project published a study showing that terminally ill cancer patients who were put on a mechanical ventilator, given electrical defibrillation or chest compressions, or admitted,
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Doctor?

posted to John Goodman's Health Policy Blog on Tue 3rd Aug 10

The desensitization starts on the first day of medical school, when each student is given a scalpel with which to penetrate his or her cadaver: the ideal patient, as it is nicknamed since it cant be killed, never complains, and never sues. The first cut is