Tag: health care
3 things I learned from delivering medical aid to a remote...
Asa Oxner Myers, University of South Florida
I belong to a group called Doctors for Puerto Rico.
We have been dispatching medicine and small teams of...
Rich American seniors are getting healthier, leaving the poor behind
Matthew A. Davis, University of Michigan and Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan
The U.S. has seen substantial improvements in life expectancy over the past century,...
Why market competition has not brought down health care costs
Gerald Friedman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
It is easier than ever to buy stuff. You can purchase almost anything on Amazon with a click, and...
GOP health care bill would make rural America’s distress much worse
Claire Snell-Rood, University of California, Berkeley and Cathleen Willging, University of New Mexico
Much has been made of the distress and discontent in rural areas...
Iraq and Afghanistan: The US$6 trillion bill for America’s longest war...
Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard University
On Memorial Day, we pay respects to the fallen from past wars – including the more than one...
Having trouble picking the right health insurance plan? Let an algorithm...
Ben Handel, University of California, Berkeley
One key goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to lower health care costs by giving consumers more...
Why Medicare should reimburse doctors for end-of-life care conversations
Why Medicare should reimburse doctors for end-of-life care conversations
Maria J Silveira, University of Michigan
On July 8, Medicare announced plans to reimburse physicians, nurse practitioners...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
