Tag Archives: quality

Should we expect the same treatment as professional athletes?

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Writes Arnold Kling at EconLog (emphasis added): Both the private health insurance industry and the music industry are operating business models that to me appear to be unsustainable and anachronistic. The music industry developed in a world of vinyl records. … Continue reading →

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Kling on health care delivery

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

Arnold Kling has written an insightful article on health care delivery at The American: As an economist who has studied healthcare, I am familiar with the statistical evidence that America’s system is inefficient. However, my father’s recent hospitalization and death … Continue reading →

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United States Health Care ranking

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Brian Schwartz

“Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, noted that the United States invests more on health care than any country, but that its health care system ranks 37th.” – Denver Post, April 29 2008 … Continue reading →

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