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While you’all were doing whatever day-job you do between tweets, I was stimulating the economy and reducing health disparities: almost effortlessly. With two vitreous detachments, one of which took a morsel of retina with it, a budding cataract, macular changes, and astigmatism, I’m doing my part for Obama 2012 by supporting the ophthalmological economy. I’ve accomplished most of this using only the inside of my left eyeball. For the life of me I don’t understand why the Obama administration and Ben Bernanke can’t finish the job.
Archive for the ‘Health Care’ Category
January 30th, 2012
The CEO of RBS turns down his £1m bonus.
January 23rd, 2012
Dr. Walter Ling, one of the world’s most respected addiction treatment researchers, has completed the first long-term placebo-controlled trial of PROMETA. This alleged miracle cure for methamphetamine addiction proved completely ineffective. I have a short commentary in the journal Addiction (pdf here) describing the rise and fall of this heavily-promoted treatment protocol. 60 Minutes did [...]
January 21st, 2012
It is very difficult for elected officials to talk seriously about drug policy reform (It is easy for them to talk about it non-seriously, but that’s a separate matter). The issues require nuanced dialogue, but the debate is dominated by polarized shouting matches. Reform minded politicians are typically reduced to un-sound-bite-worthy statements such as “I’d [...]
December 6th, 2011
The best discussion of medical malpractice issues I’ve heard in awhile.
November 7th, 2011
An interview with Jeffrey Toobin in our monthly “Learn from the Experts” series.
August 26th, 2011
Category: Arts and Cultural Policy, Built Environment, Health Care, Higher education, Illinois, Law Notes, NonProfits, Supreme Court, Taxation, Urban policy
When Harold Pollack wrote about the recent Illinois Department of Revenue decision to withdraw property tax exemptions from three hospitals, he naturally focused on the impact of the decision on health care. But those of us who work in other areas of the nonprofit sector are worried by the decision as well–or, if we aren’t, [...]
August 26th, 2011
Is the health of European royalty expensive?
August 2nd, 2011
Category: Health Care
Remember that useful physician audit study that imploded last month? Maybe providers are wishing they hadn’t helped to kill it.