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from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1hsoezL on August 31, 2015 at 08:27PM Death Panels! Got your attention, right? Well, although we’re going to discuss death panels a little, they’re not real. What are real are advance directives, and those are the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage. For those of you who want to read […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1FcuMYP on August 31, 2015 at 03:59PM Very bad. Go read Margot Sanger-Katz for the evidence-based details. For all the reasons she explains, and others, I never understood the appeal of this idea. It only makes sense if you don’t know what you’re talking about. @afrakt

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1JwPnv5 on August 31, 2015 at 04:23PM From last month’s Academic Pediatrics, “Accuracy of Weight Perceptions in a Nationally Representative Cohort of US 8th Grade Adolescents“: Objective: To describe the accuracy of weight perceptions in a nationally representative sample of US 8th graders, its relationship with weight control intentions (WCI), and […]

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from Healthcare Economist at http://bit.ly/1NI4Hch on August 31, 2015 at 04:43AM Dr Dana Goldman, a USC professor and partner at my employer–Precision Health Economics–explains how restrictive prior authorization policies can adversely affect the care patients with schizophrenia receive. 

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from THCB at http://bit.ly/1JsIhYn on August 29, 2015 at 08:53PM By EVE SCHVIDLER, MD “I want to explore employment opportunities with you.” He is looking at me. Trying his hardest. Passion, yet anger, in his eyes. Everything I know about him and his tenure in the community helps me understand how difficult this conversation is. […]

from Google Alert – “health economics” at http://bit.ly/1Jp8Mf5 on August 29, 2015 at 06:36AM

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1WZfNg5 on August 29, 2015 at 03:00PM Via Justin Wolfers: @afrakt

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from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1JoJJsC on August 29, 2015 at 01:10PM Will exercise or nutritional supplements improve cognitive decline? Prepare to be disappointed. This is Healthcare Triage News. For those of you who want to read more, here you go: Effect of a 24-Month Physical Activity Intervention vs Health Education on Cognitive Outcomes in Sedentary […]

from Business and policy through an Economist’s Lens at http://bit.ly/1Vk1Uag on August 28, 2015 at 05:41PM A very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today discussed the increase in payouts for vaccine related injuries.  This is interesting for a number of reasons: (1) The claims are paid from a no fault system(2) The system […]

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from THCB at http://bit.ly/1i7GhM4 on August 28, 2015 at 05:15PM By JOE KVEDAR, MD Earlier this summer, I was fortunate to be invited to speak at the recent AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) conference in Nashville. This is an annual gathering of health insurers and it was my first time attending. My experience there, and […]

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from Brookings Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1PCQ1bH on August 28, 2015 at 01:00PM For years I’ve thought that the conventional wisdom in the field of global health is so innocent of elementary economics that no real economist could possibly support it. By “conventional wisdom” I include all unconditional talk of free curative primary care. But […]

from PeterUbel.com at http://bit.ly/1VhDEWi on August 28, 2015 at 02:17PM Back in June, I published a series of essays about efforts to fly people around the country to give them better access to life-saving organ transplants. For your convenience, I have pulled the three essays together into one PDF. As … Continue reading → The […]

from Brookings Topics – Health at http://brook.gs/1PCQ1bH on August 28, 2015 at 01:00PM For years I’ve thought that the conventional wisdom in the field of global health is so innocent of elementary economics that no real economist could possibly support it. By “conventional wisdom” I include all unconditional talk of free curative primary care. But […]

from AcademyHealth Blog at http://bit.ly/1PCQ3Az on August 28, 2015 at 02:00PM Austin recently talked about how universal coverage, although a stated goal of many health care systems, is rarely fully achieved. This coincided nicely with recent news that the ACA has significantly reduced the number of uninsured in the United States. However, many people still […]

from The Incidental Economist at http://bit.ly/1hkOf3T on August 28, 2015 at 02:06PM My latest over at the AcademyHealth blog: Austin recently talked about how universal coverage, although a stated goal of many health care systems, is rarely fully achieved. This coincided nicely with recent news that the ACA has significantly reduced the number of uninsured […]

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from ECONSALUT at http://bit.ly/1MZ9GoK on August 28, 2015 at 06:47AM Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the epidemiological… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]