The Economist – Healthcare Economist

Does The Economist magaizine have the right healthcare Rx?

2009-06-29Jason Shafrin2 Comments

The cover story of this week’s Economist examings healthcare reform in America (“This is going to hurt“). The story recounts some of the many ills of the U.S. healthcare system: too many uninsured, too expensive, and low quality outcomes. This is not news. What does The Economist propose to fix the American healthcare system? …

Economist health care articles

2008-02-25Jason Shafrin

This week’s edition of The Economist magazine has some great articles on health care. Mayo with Everything: World-famous hospitals are becoming the hub of economic activity for many cities. For instance, Rochester, Minnesota’s economy is heavily dependent on the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland relies heavily on the Cleveland Clinic to attract high quality health care…