public policy

theoretical model of public policy making...calling all canadians

hi. i have this question from my cousin in Canada and he ask me to post this question in mylot since he is not a member of mylot so far. do you have any idea regarding such theoretical models in...

the importance of social policy analysis in policy making

the difeerence between public poplicy and social policy, then the importance of social policy analysis in policy making

Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes

Many doctors claim that the medical malpractice system is broken and needs to be fixed. Doctors have high malpractice insurance premiums and often practice defensive medicine to protect themselves...

Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes

Many doctors claim that the medical malpractice system is broken and needs to be fixed. Doctors have high malpractice insurance premiums and often practice defensive medicine to protect themselves...

Violence as a Public Health Issue

Can we think of issues related to violent crime as basically similar to that of a contagious disease?  This is the question an article in the N.Y. Times Magazine (”Blocking the Transmission of...

Physicians on National Health Insurance

An Annals of Internal Medicine survey sheds some light on physicians opinions regarding universal health care. Overall 59% of physicians support national health insurance and 32% oppose it. ...

Health Economics advocates paternalism

“‘Libertarian paternalism’, ‘optimal paternalism’ and ‘cautious paternalism’ have been promulgated by prominent economists.” A recent Health...

Pinal County Arizona Health Care Delivery System - 2008 Conference

Last Friday I was the keynote speaker for the Pinal County (Arizona) Health Care Delivery System - 2008 Conference. The conference had an interesting mix of speakers (see agenda). Speakers included...

Paying kids to go to school

In Mexico there is a government program named Oportunidades which gives families cash payments if their children go to school, get vaccinated, and have regular health checkups.  The program has been...

Minimum Insurance Benefit

Many reform advocates have claimed that the federal government should mandate a package of insurance benefits that all private and public health insurers would be legally compelled to provide. ...

Who values the Social Security Annuity?

If you were offered an actuarially fair lump-sum payment, would you give up half of your Social Security benefits? This is the question asked by Brown, Casey and Mitchell in their 2008 NBER working...

Should people be allowed to sell kidneys for money?

“In 1988, the first year for which data are available, there were fewer than 14,000 patients waiting for a kidney transplant and about 7,000 deceased-donor kidneys. Today, the waiting list has...