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* '''2007-04-25''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/04/overconfidence_.html Overconfidence Erases Doc Advantage] by Robin Hanson | * '''2007-04-25''' [http://www.overcomingbias.com/2007/04/overconfidence_.html Overconfidence Erases Doc Advantage] by Robin Hanson | ||
| + | * '''2004-04-21''' [http://www.retiredamericans.org/ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/676/pid/179 The Profit in Pills] (Alliance for Retired Americans) | ||
* [http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007382 Born in the USSR]: "I survived Soviet health care--barely." Includes some horrific details from North Korea ''This should probably be moved to a more general [[health care]] article at some point. --[[User:Woozle|W.]]'' | * [http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007382 Born in the USSR]: "I survived Soviet health care--barely." Includes some horrific details from North Korea ''This should probably be moved to a more general [[health care]] article at some point. --[[User:Woozle|W.]]'' | ||
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===News=== | ===News=== | ||
* '''2006-06-20''' [http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/37624/ How to Fix Our Health Care Mess] by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown: "Bush's prescription-drug program is a boondoggle for America's fraud-ridden health-industrial complex. A better choice is available, and it's time to fight for it." | * '''2006-06-20''' [http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/37624/ How to Fix Our Health Care Mess] by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown: "Bush's prescription-drug program is a boondoggle for America's fraud-ridden health-industrial complex. A better choice is available, and it's time to fight for it." | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 7 July 2007
Overview
Health care costs are a major problem in the U.S. Many possible solutions have been advanced, but very little progress has been made towards settling on any given solution, and the problem continues to get worse.
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Links
Editorials
- 2007-04-25 Overconfidence Erases Doc Advantage by Robin Hanson
- 2004-04-21 The Profit in Pills (Alliance for Retired Americans)
- Born in the USSR: "I survived Soviet health care--barely." Includes some horrific details from North Korea This should probably be moved to a more general health care article at some point. --W.
News
- 2006-06-20 How to Fix Our Health Care Mess by Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown: "Bush's prescription-drug program is a boondoggle for America's fraud-ridden health-industrial complex. A better choice is available, and it's time to fight for it."
- 2005-12-07 Access To Existing Medical Treatments Could Save More Lives Than Spending To Improve The Treatments
- 2005-07-13 WikiNews: more cost-effective in Canada
Opinion
- 2006-07-17 Clinton, Health Care Industry Get Cozy (related: Hillary Clinton)
- 2004-05-27 Bush's Health Care Scam by Robert Kuttner (related: George W. Bush)
- The AMA Strikes Back "AMA chapters in several states have introduced legislation to allow doctors to refuse non-critical treatment to lawyers and their spouses. This comes as a result of Tort Reform legislation that the AMA has been backing." Is this true?
Related Pages
- Sicko, a feature-length movie by Michael Moore