Thursday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman

“Whether we pay through taxes, out-of-pocket outlays, lower cash wages, or government borrowing, we spend approximately 22 percent of personal income on health care.”

Cancer-detecting blood tests: the cancers they don’t find exceed the number that they do find. (NYT)

Since 1992, the diagnoses of eight cancers has doubled in the United States in patients under age 50. But finding more cancer isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Why there is a shortage of primary care doctors: compared to the specialties: low pay, excess paperwork and medical education hurdles.

Does expanding Medicaid reduce crime? No.

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