A fascinating history of information and information theory.
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Trump gets the credit for big Dem wins on Tuesday, but our citizens will suffer from the usual raft of insane Dem policies.
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Comparsions with other developed countries reveals that our health spending issue is largely due to higher prices.
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The medical community regularly engages in sexism directed at men and negligently dropped recommendations about regular PSA screening, which led to more deaths from prostate cancer.
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Please, make the pain go away, it really hurts to read this non-journalistic newspaper.
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Medicare Advantage lowers the use of post-acute care while improving outcomes.
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The October issue of Health Affairs looked at Medicare Advantage, private equity ownership of providers and vaccine efficacy, among other topics.
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Trump's efforts at bringing an end to conflicts around the world and at ridding the US of foreign-supplied fentanyl and other illegal drugs are highly laudable.
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The Federal Reserve doesn't control interest rates that matter any more.
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Extinction rates have slowed, not increased, in recent years.
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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.