Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
From Sunday's New York Times:
In the Czech Republic, you can now see a doctor for about $1.85. A day in the hospital can verge on $4. This is not cause for celebration.
For Czechs, who visit their doctors more often than anyone else in Europe, it has led to great outrage. ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Do advances in medical technology drive up insurance premiums? If so, why don't advances in technology increase costs of other products?
Last Thursday the Rocky Mountain News reported that "Employers' health insurance costs this year have climbed 12 percent above 2007 levels in Colorado and Wyoming." The article paraphrases Jim Hertel, ...
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