Comments on: Cut Medicine in Half http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/ Big Ideas for a Better World Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: So You Want to be a Masonomist « The Shitakies http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-120853 So You Want to be a Masonomist « The Shitakies Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:41:22 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-120853 [...] they feel it. Robin Hanson exemplifies this unforgiving intellectual outlook. For example, he recently wrote: our main problem in health policy is a huge overemphasis on medicine. The U.S. spends one sixth of [...] […] they feel it. Robin Hanson exemplifies this unforgiving intellectual outlook. For example, he recently wrote: our main problem in health policy is a huge overemphasis on medicine. The U.S. spends one sixth of […]

]]> By: What if We Just Slashed Medical Spending in Half? | freedomactivists.net http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-108238 What if We Just Slashed Medical Spending in Half? | freedomactivists.net Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:33:55 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-108238 [...] the question Robin Hanson poses in the most recent issue of Cato Unbound.  His answer?  We’d probably be better off: We [...] […] the question Robin Hanson poses in the most recent issue of Cato Unbound.  His answer?  We’d probably be better off: We […]

]]> By: MovingPains Articles » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-106485 MovingPains Articles » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:24:50 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-106485 [...] « Previous Post Cut Medicine in Half (click to read article) September 17th, 2007 Posted in Business Trackback from your own site [...] […] « Previous Post Cut Medicine in Half (click to read article) September 17th, 2007 Posted in Business Trackback from your own site […]

]]> By: Trico Cloud http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105807 Trico Cloud Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:31:06 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105807 <strong>Cut spending on medicine in half!</strong> Robin Hanson says it wouldn't make a significant difference in health. Cut spending on medicine in half!

Robin Hanson says it wouldn’t make a significant difference in health.

]]> By: Heraclitean Fire – Links http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105757 Heraclitean Fire – Links Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:23:36 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105757 [...] Cato Unbound » Cut Medicine in Half via A&LD, a provocative article on healthcare: ‘So I want to say loudly and clearly what has yet to be said loudly and clearly enough: In the aggregate, variations in medical spending usually show no statistically significant medical effect on health.’ (tags: interesting provocative healthcare medicine economics socialpolicy) [...] […] Cato Unbound » Cut Medicine in Half via A&LD, a provocative article on healthcare: ‘So I want to say loudly and clearly what has yet to be said loudly and clearly enough: In the aggregate, variations in medical spending usually show no statistically significant medical effect on health.’ (tags: interesting provocative healthcare medicine economics socialpolicy) […]

]]> By: Talking Squid » Blog Archive » Wonky reasoning on public health http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105450 Talking Squid » Blog Archive » Wonky reasoning on public health Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:46:42 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105450 [...] I was delighted to find Robin Hanson of George Mason University on Cato Unbound running some excruciatingly poor arguments about public health spending. He’s another associate professor, like Jonathan Haidt, which makes me wonder if there is a [...] […] I was delighted to find Robin Hanson of George Mason University on Cato Unbound running some excruciatingly poor arguments about public health spending. He’s another associate professor, like Jonathan Haidt, which makes me wonder if there is a […]

]]> By: Club for Growth http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105391 Club for Growth Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:16:47 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105391 <strong>Friday's Daily News</strong> THE DAILY NEWS Support Korean Free Trade Pact - Alan Simpson, Washington Times Head Off a Recession Through Free Trade - IBD Editorial Deficit Running Lower Than 1 Year Ago - Associated Press Vouchers Are Good For Educators, Too - Allison Kasic, Nation... Friday’s Daily News

THE DAILY NEWS Support Korean Free Trade Pact - Alan Simpson, Washington Times Head Off a Recession Through Free Trade - IBD Editorial Deficit Running Lower Than 1 Year Ago - Associated Press Vouchers Are Good For Educators, Too - Allison Kasic, Nation…

]]> By: ZDNet Healthcare mobile edition http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105373 ZDNet Healthcare mobile edition Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:12:30 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105373 [...] in the libertarian journal Cato Unbound, George Mason economics professor Robin Hanson claims our national medical budget can be cut in half with no ill effects on [...] […] in the libertarian journal Cato Unbound, George Mason economics professor Robin Hanson claims our national medical budget can be cut in half with no ill effects on […]

]]> By: DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105335 DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:55:51 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-105335 [...] Read it. [...] […] Read it. […]

]]> By: links for 2007-09-13 « Matthew Henty http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-104868 links for 2007-09-13 « Matthew Henty Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:28:55 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-104868 [...] Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half “Cutting half of medical spending would seem to cost little in health, and yet would free up vast resources for other health and utility gains. To their shame, health experts have not said this loudly and clearly enough.” (tags: medicine economics health politics RobinHanson) [...] […] Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » Cut Medicine in Half “Cutting half of medical spending would seem to cost little in health, and yet would free up vast resources for other health and utility gains. To their shame, health experts have not said this loudly and clearly enough.” (tags: medicine economics health politics RobinHanson) […]

]]> By: Healthcare Economist · Rx: Cut U.S. medical spending in half!?!?! http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-104857 Healthcare Economist · Rx: Cut U.S. medical spending in half!?!?! Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:41:05 +0000 http://www.cato-unbound.org/2007/09/10/robin-hanson/cut-medicine-in-half/#comment-104857 [...] Robin Hanson argues that the best way to help patients is to cut U.S. medical spending in half.  He argues that there has been little evidence that increasing medical spending increases health outcomes.  The best evidence comes from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.  The RAND HIE showed that “For the five general health measures, we could detect no significant positive effect of free care for persons who differed by income … and by initial health status.”  Dr. Hanson’s solution is to “cut would be our government and corporate subsidies for medicine, including direct payments, tax exemptions, and regulatory requirements.” [...] […] Robin Hanson argues that the best way to help patients is to cut U.S. medical spending in half.  He argues that there has been little evidence that increasing medical spending increases health outcomes.  The best evidence comes from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.  The RAND HIE showed that “For the five general health measures, we could detect no significant positive effect of free care for persons who differed by income … and by initial health status.”  Dr. Hanson’s solution is to “cut would be our government and corporate subsidies for medicine, including direct payments, tax exemptions, and regulatory requirements.” […]

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