- Chinese military had deep ties to Wuhan lab suspected of COVID-19 outbreak.
- The case for more competition in Medicare.
- A deep dive into the statistically weak case for veganism.
- 2022 was a record year for the number of solar energy projects that were rejected by rural communities in the United States.
- One good thing that came out of the Vietnam war (and about the only good thing I can think of): our best malaria drug.
- Medicare sets price for 10,000 doctor services. What happens when the prices are wrong? Doctors and hospitals have perverse incentives to over provide services with high reimbursement rates and under provide services with low rates.
Category: Doctors & Hospitals
Update on Britain’s National Health Service
In May over half a million people waited more than 4 hours in A&E. Not much more than a decade ago that number was negligible. Tens of thousands are waiting 12 hours or more. There can be no doubt this is killing many thousands of people. Excess mortality in 2023 is running above the 5 year average, which includes the pandemic years.
Sam Freedman, “How Bad Does It Need to Get? Understanding the NHS Crisis.”
Tuesday Links
- Can drinking water lower your stress level?
- 85% of patients say compassion is more important than price when choosing a doctor.
- 71% of patients say they have gone to doctors who were not compassionate.
- Chatbots are helping doctors find the words to break bad news or express concerns about a patient’s suffering. (NYT)
- Zuckerberg: Establishment asked to censor COVID-19 posts that ended up being true.
- Historians rate Woodrow Wilson as a near-great president and Warren Harding as among the worst. Graboyes: the reverse is true.