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Recessions Affect Mortality — Just Not in the Way You Think
Over the last 25 years, research has challenged the conventional wisdom.
23 hrs ago
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Liam Sigaud
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Best of Open Health: Congress Limits the Number of Doctors
Free-market principles can help fix the undersupply of doctors in the US.
Apr 12
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Justin Leventhal
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Medicaid’s Flawed Response to Economic Downturns
When recessions hit, Medicaid is supposed to help stabilize state economies. But its structural flaws prevent meaningful aid from being distributed…
Apr 5
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Liam Sigaud
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March 2024
From Proposal to Policy: Does Policy Reflect the Quality or the Quantity of Evidence?
Last year, CMS proposed new Minimum Staffing Requirements for nursing homes, a topic I covered in the post titled Minimum-Staff Requirements Will Help…
Mar 22
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Markus Bjoerkheim
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From Proposal to Policy: Does Policy Reflect the Quality or the Quantity of Evidence?
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Those covered under Medicaid expansion are costing much more than expected
And it's not clear why.
Mar 8
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Liam Sigaud
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Those covered under Medicaid expansion are costing much more than expected
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Best of Open Health: The Deadly Effects of Nursing Home Lockdowns
This post originally appeared on July 7, 2023.
Mar 1
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Vitor Melo
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Best of Open Health: The Deadly Effects of Nursing Home Lockdowns
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February 2024
A Flight Plan for Healthcare: Diagnosing Why We Need More Efficient Regulation
Having recently sat at the controls and flown a plane for the first time, this post will explore the intersection of healthcare regulation and my…
Feb 23
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Markus Bjoerkheim
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A Flight Plan for Healthcare: Diagnosing Why We Need More Efficient Regulation
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Did the ACA Undermine the Beneficial Effects of Medicaid for Children?
Adding millions of adults to the Medicaid program may have created access problems for those who stand to gain the most from care: kids.
Feb 16
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Liam Sigaud
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Did the ACA Undermine the Beneficial Effects of Medicaid for Children?
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A dive into our most recent study: Are certificate-of-need laws helping or hurting rural healthcare?
Our research — recently accepted at the Southern Economic Journal — indicates that repealing CON laws increases hospital access, including in rural…
Feb 9
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Vitor Melo
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A dive into our most recent study: Are certificate-of-need laws helping or hurting rural healthcare?
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Medicaid Expansion and the Opioid Overdose Crisis
The push to increase health coverage coincided with a dramatic increase in fatal overdoses in the United States -- but is it causal?
Feb 2
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Liam Sigaud
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January 2024
Best of Open Health: Rapid Antigen Tests — A Missed Opportunity
The FDA should not double down on a major policy error by subjecting lab-developed tests to more oversight.
Jan 26
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Markus Bjoerkheim
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Best of Open Health: Rapid Antigen Tests — A Missed Opportunity
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Amid a Campaign With Little Talk of Health Policy, CON Laws Get a Moment in the Presidential Spotlight
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has repeatedly taken aim at anti-competitive healthcare regulations.
Jan 19
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Liam Sigaud
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Amid a Campaign With Little Talk of Health Policy, CON Laws Get a Moment in the Presidential Spotlight
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