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in Africa, Asia, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Central America, China, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Economics, Health and Medicine, History, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Race, Religion, Science, Sociology, South America, Sports and Entertainment, Technology, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Technology (Transportation & Distribution), Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution1. Christian History magazine has an entire issue devoted to Christians in the New Industrial Economy: The World Changed, the Church Responded. It is a priceless collection of essays on how various religious traditions responded to (or failed to) the challenges of the Industrial Revolution. Issue 104 examines the impact of automation on Europe and…
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Growth of Health Spending Stays Low
New York Times: Growth of Health Spending Stays Low WASHINGTON — National health spending climbed to $2.7 trillion in 2011, or an average of $8,700 for every person in the country, but as a share of the economy, it remained stable for the third consecutive year, the Obama administration said Monday. The rate of increase…
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Reforming Health Care With Cost Transparency
Some Oklahoma doctors are trying to reform the healthcare industry by offering cutting waste from surgical services and making costs transparent. They founded the Surgery Center of Oklahoma. Reason.tv has produced a video about it. Here is what they have to say on their YouTube page. Three years ago, Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder and managing…
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All the Care that Money Will Buy
John Goodman: All the Care that Money Will Buy I believe we could spend our entire national income on health care. Not by frittering money away, but by spending it on goods and services that even in small ways could improve the odds of better health. (Examples below.) I find that most people in health…
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Shopping comes to health care: More hospitals post prices, negotiate costs
Detroit Free Press: Shopping comes to health care: More hospitals post prices, negotiate costs … In some of the most significant changes in decades, hospital systems are beginning to post their prices publicly and offer a range of help, including big discounts to uninsured and underinsured people with limited household incomes. Health insurers also have…
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Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor
Wall Street Journal: Americans Cut Back on Visits to Doctor Insured Americans are using fewer medical services, raising questions about whether patients are consuming less health care as they pick up a greater share of the costs. The drop in usage is showing up as health-care companies report financial results. Insurers, lab-testing companies, hospitals and…
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Faith in the System
Time: Faith in the System Three years ago, James Lansberry faced the kind of health care crisis that has become all too common in the U.S. Less than two weeks after his wife Theresa gave birth to their sixth child, she had to rush back to the hospital to have her appendix removed before it…
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Doctor fixes heart with remote-controlled robot
Reuters: Doctor fixes heart with remote-controlled robot (Reuters) – Doctors at a British hospital have carried out the first heart rhythm operation using a remote -controlled robot and say its success means patients could be treated by doctors in other cities, or even other countries. Andre Ng, who performed the procedure on Wednesday from outside…
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Healthcare, Tradeoffs, and the Road Ahead
Greg Mankiw: Healthcare, Tradeoffs, and the Road Ahead Well, it appears certain that the healthcare reform bill will become law. One thing I have been struck by in watching this debate is how strident it has been, among both proponents and opponents of the legislation. As a weak-willed eclectic, I can see arguments on both…