Proponents of medical price controls in California argue that government intervention is necessary to counter the anticompetitive market power of key providers Faculty Associate Gerard Anderson is quoted.
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A Maryland law to prevent ‘unconscionable’ price hikes on old drugs has been struck down
A Maryland law crafted to deter companies from instituting large price increases on old, off-patent drugs was struck down by a federal appeals court Friday, in a decision that could […]
Young athlete dedicates run to his teacher
A personal essay about a 10-year-old boy about being in a military family. Robert Blum is quoted.
Bill Of The Month: A Tale Of 2 CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer
Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla, got two cat scans, one at an imaging center, the other in a hospital ER. The first bill was $298. The […]
Sewage and water leaks in hospital operating rooms cited in lawsuit over patient’s death
Persistent water and sewage leaks in and around the operating rooms of Washington’s largest hospital are at the center of a lawsuit seeking millions in damages in the infection-related death […]
Genetic Instrumental Variable (GIV) regression methods can improve causal models in non-experimental studies of health
In a joint HPCC-IDIES seminar, Thomas DiPrete of Columbia University illustrated how Genetic Instrumental Variable (GIV) regression methods can improve causal models in non-experimental studies of health. This seminar took […]
Marriage Has Become a Trophy
Faculty Associate Andrew Cherlin’s “Marriage Has Become a Trophy” is in the Atlantic’s new online section on family.