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Recent Articles

• Happiness and body image

  October 31, 2008 in Miscellaneous

  Many Americans are dissatisfied with how they look.  They want to be thinner or have bigger muscles or have larger breasts or have fuller lips.  The diet industry, the plastic surgery industry, the fitness industry …

• Health Wonk Review is posted

  October 30, 2008 in Carnivals

  The latest edition of the Health Wonk Review is up at David Harlow’s HealthBlawg.

• How does managed care affect physician incentives to reduce care?

  October 30, 2008 in Physician Compensation, Supply of Medical Services

  Patients generally believe that managed care systems are put in place to restrict their access to care.  Many patients believe that physicians who receive capitation compensation will provide less care to their patients than physicians …

• Quotation of the Day

  October 29, 2008 in Current Events

  “Nothing is more permanent than a temporary program.” David Frum, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, as stated on Marketplace, 29 Oct 2008.

• Health Care Expenditures in 2040

  October 29, 2008 in HC Statistics

  According to Health Affairs, the U.S. spent 16.0% of GDP on health expenditures in 2006.  What will we be spending on health care in 2040? Robert Fogel takes a stab at answering this question.  He claims …