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US adult life expectancy falling for those without a college degree - Healthcare Economist


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Is the UK destined to be the next life science hub?

Jason Shafrin explores the question in The Economist about the role of British science in the pandemic and the future of the UK life sciences activity. "With good data, efficient regulation, an international collection of talent, R&D funds focused on the health care, the UK could see big gains...
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Does more cancer spending increase survival? Healthcare Economist asks ... the answer seems to be yes.

Does more cancer spending increase survival? Healthcare Economist asks ... the answer seems to be yes.
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Is pharma rolling in cash or on the brink of a long-term decline? - Healthcare Economist "Although successful drugs often

Is pharma rolling in cash or on the brink of a long-term decline? - Healthcare Economist "Although successful drugs often are expensive, most drugs fail. Thus, while the returns from a blockbuster drug are large, returns from a companies’ entire portfolio may be very modest. Additionally, finding...
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Amazon to dive into health care? Yes, reports Healthcare Economist "Unsurprisingly, Amazon is also considering healthcare

Amazon to dive into health care? Yes, reports Healthcare Economist "Unsurprisingly, Amazon is also considering healthcare applications for their Echo product as well as their Alex voice assistant. Many may not know, but Amazon is already in the healthcare business, as a leading seller of medical supplies."...
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Will the UK become a “desert for healthcare innovation”? « Healthcare Economist

Will the UK become a “desert for healthcare innovation”? « Healthcare Economist
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Health care to comprise 20% of the US economy by 2025 « Healthcare Economist

Health care to comprise 20% of the US economy by 2025 « Healthcare Economist
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What is a Pseudo R-squared? « Healthcare Economist

What is a Pseudo R-squared? « Healthcare Economist
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Can we accurately classify physicians as high vs. low quality? "Medicare aims to tie 90% of reimbursement to quality measures.

Can we accurately classify physicians as high vs. low quality? "Medicare aims to tie 90% of reimbursement to quality measures. The potential for quality-linked reimbursement to incentivized improved quality of care, however, depends critically on whether physician quality can be measured reliably."
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The problem with p-values « Healthcare Economist

The problem with p-values « Healthcare Economist
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Will payers pay for new healthcare technologies « Healthcare Economist

Will payers pay for new healthcare technologies « Healthcare Economist
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Great list of mental models from DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg via the Healthcare Economist. Includes Hanlon's razor,

Great list of mental models from DuckDuckGo CEO Gabriel Weinberg via the Healthcare Economist. Includes Hanlon's razor, Pareto efficiency, survivorship bias, and the Pygmalion effect.
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Trends in Life Expectancy among Older Americans, by Race « Healthcare Economist

Trends in Life Expectancy among Older Americans, by Race « Healthcare Economist
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How does market structure affect technology adoption? « Healthcare Economist

How does market structure affect technology adoption? « Healthcare Economist
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Improving DCE Response Rates « Healthcare Economist

Improving DCE Response Rates « Healthcare Economist
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Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial

Is P4P doomed to fail? Asks the Health Economist. Well only if you assume healthcare is a simple process not a multifactorial complex one.
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The Intuition behind Bayes Theorem « Healthcare Economist

The Intuition behind Bayes Theorem « Healthcare Economist
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Is evidence-based policymaking in crisis? « Healthcare Economist

Is evidence-based policymaking in crisis? « Healthcare Economist
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How does England’s NHS pay for hospital stays? « Healthcare Economist

How does England’s NHS pay for hospital stays? « Healthcare Economist
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What are regression trees? « Healthcare Economist

What are regression trees? « Healthcare Economist
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