Health care spending

Do we spend too much on health care?

Chandra, Health care spending, NEJM, Public Policy / August 13, 2020 August 13, 2020

According to my post yesterday, it may seem like the answer is ‘yes’. The US spends by far the most money per person and the largest share of its economy on health care. While cross-country comparisons often grab the headlines, a New England Journal of Medicine Perspective by Katharine Baicker and Amitabh Chandra argues that …

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THCB Gang Episode 17, LIVE 7/9 1PM PT/4PM ET

ACA, covid19, Grace Cordovano, Health care spending, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Jessica DaMassa, pandemic, patient advocacy, Supreme Court, THCB Gang, THCB Spotlights / July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020

Episode 17 of “The THCB Gang” was live-streamed on Thursday, July 9th! Watch it below! Joining me were some of our regulars: patient advocate Grace Cordovano (@GraceCordovano), health economist Jane Sarasohn-Kahn (@healthythinker), WTF Health Host Jessica DaMassa (@jessdamassa), and guests: Tina Park, partner at Diagram (@diagramoffice) & Shannon Brownlee, Senior VP at the Lown Institute …