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• "This American Life" on Why the Healthcare System is Out of Control

  If you can spare 2 hours, do yourself a favor by listening to the two-part healthcare series on NPR's extraordinary show, This American Life. By using examples that are memorable for their simplicity and lack of hyperbole, the series (the episodes are Read More... Posted Wed, Oct 21 2009 5:22 PM by Bob Wachter | 2 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Efficiency, Industry/Pharma, Health Policy, Media/Press Coverage

• Are We Mature Enough to Make Use of Comparative Effectiveness Research?

  Thanks to White House budget director Peter Orszag, a Dartmouth Atlas aficionado, $1.1 billion found its way into the stimulus piñata for “comparative effectiveness” research. Terrific, but – to paraphrase Jack Nicholson – can we handle the truth?In other Read More... Posted Sat, Feb 21 2009 5:48 AM by Bob Wachter | 8 Comments Filed under: Quality Measurement, Efficiency, Industry/Pharma, Health Policy, Media/Press Coverage, Medical Ethics

• As Insurers Begin to Offer “Deals” for Overseas Surgery, The Battle is Joined

  Until now, medical tourism has been a curiosity, an iconic “Wow, Look How Flat the World Is Becoming,” fodder for stories on 60 Minutes. But as health insurers and employers get into the act, get ready for some Battles Royale.Of course, it was only a Read More... Posted Mon, Jan 12 2009 4:09 AM by Bob Wachter | 6 Comments Filed under: Hospital Care, Efficiency, Industry/Pharma, Health Policy, Outsourcing/Medical Tourism