I frequently make a big deal about obesity - how it’s probably one of the primary reasons Americans have comparatively low life expectancies, and how it contributes largely (no-pun intended) to our skyrocketing health care costs. My generalizations are imprecise at best…just plain wrong at worst.
Check out this Q and A with health economist Eric [...]
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I Might Have Been Wrong About Obesity…
Posted in bioehtics, health care, insurance, markets, misinformation/propaganda, psychology, research discussion, tagged doctor, insurance, physician, medical, cigarettes, medicine, blog, health care, obesity, America, American, economy, economist, Freakonomics, Steven Levitt, markets, fat, Stephen Dubner, McKinsey, Eric Finkelstein, The Fattening of America, incentives, innovations, calories, BMI, Body Mass Index, Pharmaceuticals, blood pressure, hypertension, lipid, Amish, Maslow, smokers, second-hand smoke on February 9, 2008 | 10 Comments »
The Number One Culprit in Modern Medicine: Guesswork
Posted in bioehtics, health care, insurance, law, medicare, misinformation/propaganda, politics, psychology, research discussion, tagged doctor, insurance, government, medicare, physician, blog, health care, obesity, John Edwards, statistics, Charlie Munger, science, attorney, Crossover Health Blog, Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated, The Desperate Cure, Bone Marrow Transplantation, breast cancer, hope, greed, waste, John Grisham, The Rainmaker, Francis Ford Coppola, Matt Damon, Danny DeVito, lawyer, ambulance chaser, lawsuit, scientific method, statistical significance on January 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Crossover Health blog has fantastic commentary on Shannon Brownlee’s book “Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making us Sicker and Poorer.” I haven’t read the book, but I understand it’s about waste in American Health Care. The blog focuses on one particular chapter entitled “The Desperate Cure,” which chronicles the failure of Bone Marrow [...]
U.S. vs. Canada: Physician Wait Times
Posted in health care, insurance, tagged doctor, hospital, insurance, HMO, physician, blog, health care, Canada, specialist, Frasier Institute, diagnostic, primary care physician, cardiologist, waiting time, respiratory, UnitedHealthcare, UHC, pulmonologist, x-ray, PFT, EKG, diagnosis, surgical on January 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In my recent post “Let’s Pick on Canada Now,” I discussed the physician shortage in Canada and how it has affected wait times for specialist treatment — which edged up over 18 weeks last year.
Unfortunately (or fortunately for this blog), I was able to compare a personal experience in the U.S. with the statistics cited [...]
Concierge Physician for Gen-Xer’s and Gen-Yer’s
Posted in concierge doctors, health care, insurance, tagged account, Blackberry, blog, carbon, care, concierge, consultant, consumer, Crossover Health Bog, doctor, Facebook, fiber, Gen X, Gen Y, General Motors, Generation X, Generation Y, GM, health, hsa, innovation, insurance, Jay Parkinson, nurse, patient, physician, Playdough, primary, radical, savings, unorthodox, Web 2.0 on November 13, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Being a simple-minded person, the best metaphor I can think of for what I’m about to describe is this: “concept car.” This is where a car manufacturer showcases radical thinking and new technology by developing a machine full of ideas, many of which will make it to market in a real car. Take for example [...]
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