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Category: Health Reform

A Mathematician Found a Way to Boost Hospital Efficiency, but Doctors Hated It

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Back in the 1990s Ukrainian émigré, Eugene Litvak, began studying operations management in hospitals to figure out how to make them more efficient. Dr. Litvak, a mathematics PhD, found that random ER visits were not responsible for ER overcrowding, surgeries were.

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Tuesday Links

Posted on June 10, 2025June 9, 2025 by John C. Goodman

Asian patients were 13.3 percentage points more likely to have their claim denials reversed and Hispanic patients were 5.7 percent more likely than non-Hispanic Whites.  AI program displays mathematical genius. “That’s frightening,” one mathematician said. HT: Tyler CBO: Immigration since 2021 has cost state and local governments $10.1billion. US R&D tax incentives: we are “roughly 20 percent…

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Should Medical School Borrowing be Capped?

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Devon Herrick

The Trump Administration has proposed limiting the amount of federally guaranteed graduate school debt students are allowed to borrow. Reform is certainly needed.

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Study: Banning Fluoride from Drinking Water Could Cause 5 Million Cavities a Year

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Today about two-thirds of public water supplies have fluoride injected into the water supply. Not everyone is happy about it, however. Many health-conscious people believe fluoride to be a neurotoxin, while others believe fluoride to be an important public health tool. Groups in the state of California have sued to force the EPA to investigate and reduce recommended fluoride levels in water. Florida is considering banning fluoride as well.

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

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