Topic: Healthcare

Competition: Just What the Doctor Ordered

– April 3, 2017

By now we should have figured out the cure for what ails the American health care system: a regimen of unadulterated competition. It’s just what the doctor (of sound economics, that is) would order.

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Meeting Medicare’s Spiraling Cost

– June 4, 2012

Research Reports Vol. LXXIX, No. 10 | June 4, 2012 Don’t be fooled by overly optimistic projections. It’s even worse than you think. by AIER Research Staff Additional content: Taxing Social Security by Walker F. Todd, PhD, JD, and Enrolled Agent, Resea …

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“Medical Inflation Higher Than Other Economic Sectors”

– December 29, 2010

“The cost of medical services and commodities continues to grow, and this may be a factor contributing to a recent decline in a measurement of patient confidence in their ability to pay for health care. Overall inflation for the past year was 1.1%, wit …

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The New Health Care Law

– April 1, 2010

Research Reports – 04/05/2010 The New Health Care Law The government’s massive expansion of coverage brings with it unanswered questions about cost control and quality of care. A look at existing programs suggests some unsettling answers. by Kerry A. L …

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The Healthcare Question Revisited

– March 26, 2010

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece on the effect the new healthcare bill will have on your money, namely, the inflation that will result when the new system begins to run over the budget. This week, I’d like to address a few of the reasons why I believe …

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How Does Obamacare Affect Your Money?

– March 5, 2010

Last August, Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review magazine and a contributor to many leading newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, published a Time article on Obamacare and its paradoxes. O …

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Health Care Reform: What Do We Want?

– October 15, 2009

Research Reports – 10/19/2009 Health Care Reform: What Do We Want? “Nothing but the best for Grandma,” as long as someone else is paying the bill. by Bill Dunkelberg, Ph.D. China: World Leader…in Pollution? In 2008, China’s greenhouse gas emissions exc …

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A Healthy Step

– November 19, 2008

Research Reports – 02/26/2007 Also: Business-Cycle Conditions

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Retiree Health Benefits: Dancing with the 800-Pound Gorilla

– November 19, 2008

Research Reports – 06/04/2007 Also: Business-Cycle Conditions

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Insurance or Care?

– November 19, 2008

Research Reports – 10/15/2007 Also: Warning: Army Corps of Engineers Project Ahead*

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National Health Care: A Focus on the Economic Fundamentals

– May 1, 2008

Research Reports – 1977, Issue: 26

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Rx for Medicare

– May 1, 2008

Research Reports – 1983, Issue: 44 Also: The Swiss Franc and Trade Balance

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