Imagine if, at the height of the Great Society, Lyndon Johnson had given older Americans a right to free economic advice — to help them…
Does an expansion of health insurance increase or decrease use of the emergency department (ED)? Both predictions can be justified…
Using the most comprehensive data file ever compiled on air pollution, water pollution,
environmental regulations, and infant mortality…
In the National Pilot Program on Payment Bundling, a subset of Medicare providers will receive a single payment for an episode of acute…
The article reviews the book "The Politics of Medicaid," by Laura Katz Olson.
Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term debt problem without reducing the growth…
Background: Data are lacking on the proportion of
physicians who face malpractice claims in a year, the size of those
claims, and the…
States have banned smoking in workplaces, restaurants, and bars. They have increased tobacco tax rates, extended “clean air” laws, and…
Background: With the introduction of Part D drug benefits, Medicare began to collect information on diagnoses, treatments, and clinical…