Health Populi

For 40 years, health costs have grown faster than the general economy in the U.S. Technological advances in theory can reduce costs. However, a new study done for the Senate Budget Committee finds that, surprise surprise, the “increased capabilities of medicine” tend to raise spending. Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending, the [...]

Pundits are focused on the impact on search and ads, but I’ll be quick to point out that the breaking news that Microsoft has bid $44+ billion for Yahoo! has big implications for health. Yahoo! has made a successful mark in health on many fronts. One of many distinctions, for example, is Yahoo! Health & [...]

Democrats are all for expanded access; Republicans dread tax increases to expand access, and are more concerned with managing costs (downard). This rift is described, in some detail, by Bob Blendon et. al. in an important analysis published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. NEJM feels so strongly about this content that [...]

While fairly satisfied with their own health care, Washingtonians are frustrated about health care costs and the lack of access to care for their fellow Americans. These findings are similar to a similar poll of Iowans conducted by CodeBlueNow!, an advocacy organization focused on health reform. Health Populi blogged about the Iowa survey here. The [...]