September, 2007

Understanding Differences in Aggregate Outcomes

by Dana Goldman
The Conversation
September 23rd, 2007

I suggested supply-side differences might explain aggregate differences in how we ‘produce’ health. Robin Hanson replied that he would like to see the system become more efficient. But what if the regional differences are due to demand-side factors? Maybe people in Miami prefer surgery, and people in Minnesota prefer medical management. In that case, retooling [...]

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Yes, There Are Costs Of Change

by Robin Hanson
The Conversation
September 23rd, 2007

Dana Goldman suggests “a catastrophic health plan, with first dollar coverage exceptions for those therapies that can be shown to be clinically efficacious and reduce total health care spending” and asks if I’d “be in favor of subsidizing this coverage for the low-income uninsured, with the subsidies paid for by eliminating the tax exclusion for [...]

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