Healthcare Economist on Vacation

June 19, 2006 in Miscellaneous

The Healthcare Economist is going on vacation to his hometown of Milwaukee. Posts will resume next week.

Thoughts on individual mandates

October 23, 2008 in Health Insurance, Public Policy

Health insurance require that all individuals buy health insurance. Most voters views on an individual mandate depend on how you frame the question. If you ask voters: “Should everyone buy health insurance?” Most people will …
Insured use emergency room more often for primary care issues than uninsured

October 22, 2008 in Current Events

The Star Ledger reports that “uninsured patients are less likely to visit the emergency department for non-urgent care than insured patients.” The conclusion is based …
Cavalcade of Risk #63

October 22, 2008 in Carnivals

The latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at John Cogan’s Regulating Health Insurance. Mr. Cogan even claimed that I’m “everyone’s favorite graduate student.” Some …
Will technology kill health care?

October 21, 2008 in Healthcare IT, Technology

Information technology has the possibility of greatly increasing the efficiency of health care. EMRs can reduce the cost of accessing patient information. New technologies can make medical devices more effective. But is there a cost …
China and Universal Health Care

October 21, 2008 in International Health Care Systems

The Wall Street Journal reports that China is aiming for Universal Health Care. The Chinese hope to cover 90% of the population within 2 years, and provide health coverage for all Chinese by 2020. “This all stands …

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