Have a great holiday and consider this as you are relaxing. The United States was founded on the ideal of individual equality and self-determination, with a minimum of government interference economically or in how citizens choose to live their lives. However imperfect you may consider our history, we have since the founding been far and away the longest-lasting and greatest exemplar of that approach to government and we have done far more than any other country to improve the quality of life for not just our citizens but for those of other people around the world. So I have no patience for the knuckleheads who belittle our history and historic values and those people generally reflect political and economic views that have proven time and again to be disastrous for the people living in systems governed by such views. So be proud of your country, you are justified in doing so.
No posts for a couple of days, just resting up. But check the podcasts, you can find them on the home page, I am starting a general series on the nature of our health system.
A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research explores whether on a quality of outcomes basis, costs for health care treatment are actually declining.
An article in the Journal of Medical Internet Research explores the relationship between internet physician ratings and consumer choice of doctor.
A report reveals again how hospitals extort high prices from private health plans.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economics has some interesting insights into how people interact with computers on health care matters.
A paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that quality report cards may be helpful in sorting skilled nursing facilities.
A new analysis in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that ACOs may not be saving Medicare money.
About this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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