- Update on direct primary care.
- “Russia presents as the extreme outlier—with shockingly low levels of life expectancy given its level of educational attainment.”
- Why tariffs don’t cause and can’t fix trade deficits.
- Why 19th century Jews were divided over the question of slavery.
- A new food pyramid.
- Only in rich countries do you see a lot of redistribution of income.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Should Medicaid Seek to Address Nonmedical Social Determinants of Health?
There are many things that correlate with health status. Age is the greatest factor. Older is less healthy. Education is another. Poorly educated people have lower health status than more highly educated people. Wealth is also correlated with health. Lower income people have higher rates of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, strokes, and…
The Economics of Retirement
Americans need significantly less income in old age than you might think. And thanks to the replacement of traditional pensions with 401(k)s, Americans have more income in retirement than ever before.
Friday Links
- A big part of Britain’s productivity problem comes from health care.
- Tariffs are usually associated with higher trade deficits.
- How much do nurses make?
- Even the rich can qualify for Medicaid long term care in California.
- Did scientists really bring back the dire wolf? Of did they just produce designer dogs?