On The Record (with daily recap)
Kaiser: Drew Altman looks at what’s in store during 2012 Today in TIE: Don wonders who owns the MMSE and points out some good resources that can help you think about causation, while Aaron has two posts on paying for things that work: one focused on the macro level, and another on the doctor/patient
On The Record (with daily recap)
Today in TIE: Austin continues his series on premium support in Medicare by considering the political barriers, Don has a quick look at an emerging LTC replace bill, Aaron is ticked about how doctors sometimes don’t use common sense, and he looks at the data on cell phones and traffic accidents, whi
On The Record (with daily recap)
Third Way: Health Policy failsafe for the Super Committee Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin looks at Reinhard’s latest on all payer and tells the AMA not to worry about competitive bidding, while Don pans a new Medicaid federal/state cost share formula and follows up with a bit more detail, Aaron worries
On The Record (with daily recap)
Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin takes another look at Romney’s reform ideas, and reviews the inconsistent way we worry about exchanges depending upon the age of the patients involved, Don wants to get the language straight on palliative care, and discusses the first lawsuit for not following a POLST fo
On The Record (with daily recap)
CBO: Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Soc Sec and Health Care CBO: Some Context for Thinking About Deficit Reduction: Other Spending RWJF: Lessons Learned: A Community’s Approach to Reducing Readmissions RWJF: The Role of Exchanges in Quality Improvement Today in TIE: Reflex, Austi
On The Record (with daily recap)
careaboutyourcare.org：改善医疗保健质量联邦：为什么不最好？质量改进资源Kaiser/HRET：雇主健康益处，2011年，今天在领带中：反射，奥斯汀在1994年开始的健康改革课程，Don登上双重合格特殊需求计划，Aaron关于退休人员如何看待退休的Aaron。记录中的帖子（每日回顾）首次出现在事故经济学家中。
On The Record (with daily recap)
CDC: Winnable battles, Tobacco Use (many links) Bloomberg law: New & improved SCOTUS blog OMB: Ltr from Jacob Lew to Harry Reid on FEMA/continuing budget resolution AEI: The benefits and limitations of Income Tax reform CBO: Some context for thinking about deficit reduction, federal revenues House B
The ACO Rules — Striking the Balance between Participation and Transformative Potential, by Meredith Rosenthal, David Cutler, and Judith Feder (NEJM) The Economics of Financing Medicare, by Katherine Baicker and Michael Chernew (NEJM) The Public’s Views about Medicare and the Budget Deficit, by Robe
CBO on effect of defunding ACA implementation
CBO has sent a letter to Rep. Waxman addressing his question about …budgetary effects of legislation that would permanently prevent the use of appropriated funds to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA) and provisions related to health care in the Health Care and E
Kevin Drum has a piece up discussing Megan McArdle citing Derick Rowe: Via Megan McArdle, Derek Lowe blogs today about an entire field of pharmaceutical research revolving around PPAR ligands that pretty much went nowhere and cost drug companies a bundle: Allow me to rant for a bit, because I saw ye
The Republican Commissioned CMS Report
My inbox is filled with questions (and screams) about the CMS report discussed at length in the news over the weekend: The House-approved healthcare overhaul would raise the costs of healthcare by $289 billion over the next 10 years, according to an analysis by the chief actuary at the Centers for M
The ER does not count as health care
There are many odd things people say all the time about health care in the United States, but this one always makes my hair stand on end (emphasis not mine): While speaking out against Democratic proposals to increase access to quality, affordable health care, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) claimed, “all Am
Common Sense About Green IT and Sustainability
Written by Computerworld and sponsored by SAS, this technology brief explores sustainability as a driver for business innovation and the positive role that information technology can play. Compiled from custom research and interviews with SAS, topics include green-sizing the data center, data integr
Learning About Evolution Critical for Understanding Science
美国国家科学院 (NAS) 的一本新指南称，许多公立学校的学生很少或根本没有接触过进化论，而进化论是理解生物学最重要的概念。
IMFによる金融セクター評価プログラムの最終報告について－今後の金融規制の方向性－
■概要 国际货币基金组织（IMF）实施的日本金融部门评估计划最终报告已公开。该报告将报告国际货币基金组织对日本金融监管体系和问题的评估，以及金融厅对评估的回应。 ■目录 1 - 简介 2 - FSAP 概述 2 | 评估的观点和类型 3 | FSAP 对评估和监管体系提出的挑战 3 - 财务摘要FSAP 是国际货币基金组织 (IMF) 运行的一项计划，旨在“对一国金融部门的弹性进行全面而详细的分析”（摘自 IMF 主页 1）。其目的是“帮助最大限度地减少金融危机的频率和严重程度”，具体而言：（1）衡量一个国家金融部门的稳定性和健全性。它有两个目标：评估一个部门可以做出贡献的程度；成长和发展2。
