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• Influenza Vaccination in China

  October 17, 2008 in Current Events, International Health Care Systems, Vaccinations

  In Europe and North America, the influenza vaccination rate is about 20% to 40%.  In China, this figure is only 2%.  The pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis smells opportunity….

• Physician Compensation in Canada

  October 17, 2008 in Physician Compensation

  Does physician compensation affect the quantity of medical care provided?  My paper “Operating on Commission” claims that the answer is yes.  I find …

• Favoritism in the NHS

  October 16, 2008 in Current Events

  One of the goals of a government-run, single-payer, centralized health system is to give everyone equal access to quality care.  The availability of health care in the UK’s National Health System should be the same …

• The Pre-election Health Wonk Review is up

  October 16, 2008 in Carnivals

  The latest edition of the Health Wonk Review is up at Joe Paduda’s Managed Care Matters.

• The perfect instrument: Your DNA

  October 15, 2008 in Current Events

  Do fat people earn lower wages?  Finding a correlation between weight and wages does not mean that a causal relationship exists.  For instance, assume that body type has no effect on wage. If more motivated …