How many Americans die annually from preventable medical errors? Michael Millenson: “No one’s really counting.”
Charles Murray responds to critics: loss of a common culture is not due to the loss of good jobs.
The guys at The Incidental Economist get paid to blog. I wish someone would pay me.
Almost half of all Massachusetts malpractice suits are dropped by the plaintiff – after spending an average of $44,200. HT: Jason Shafrin
White House plan to influence the Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare: a prayer vigil.
Global poverty rates are dropping.
Couple sues health center for ‘wrongful birth’ after child born with Downs syndrome.
ObamaCare Exchanges Will Cost $111 Billion More Than Predicted Just Last Year. No one knows why.
$323,000 was spent on a man with “do not resuscitate” and “desire for a natural death” orders — during his last 10 days of life. HT: Sarah Kliff
Here is the correct link for the “Attorney General Eric Holder…”
Survey: Nobody in the health insurance industry thinks that contraception coverage saves money.
If you are covered by a Medicare Advantage plan and you elect hospice, the payment for such care reverts back to fee for service Medicare (pointer from Austin Frakt).
NYT reviews the history of conservative support for a health insurance mandate. See our previous posts here, here, and here.
