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Drug development is a very long process 26 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm

Any new drug that you see released to the market probably started in a lab some 8 – 15 years ago….For every FDA-approved drug that makes it to market, 5000 to 10000 compounds were explored during the ...

Friday Links 23 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm

Is it too late to save AHRQ? Driving change in workers comp. Orange is the new green. Do brokers increase health insurance cost? Healthcare and the NBA.

Why study health economics? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:33 am

“And anyone interested in public policy or fiscal policy must, these days, be interested in health care economics.” Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution.

Effective Sample Size 22 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm

Consider the case where you have observations on the IQ of six individuals.  Let say that three of the individuals are from California and three are from Florida.  Assume the following data structure:...

CoR #190 21 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm

Check out the  190th edition of the Cavalcade of Risk at My Personal Finance Journey.

How does one measure the value of R&D? 20 Aug 2013 | 06:51 pm

Measuring the value of research and development (R&D) is a difficult problem.  Specifically, how does one measure the value of R&D on multifactor productivity (MFP).   At first glance, one would expec...

7 Key P4P Research Questions 19 Aug 2013 | 10:44 am

Why do physician practice patterns differ so much?  One cause of the regional variation the utilization of medical care is due to regional variation in patient health status.  Maynard, however, states...

Friday Links 16 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm

The long view on health care. NPs vs. MDs in CA. Average care. The calculus of primary care. Are drug costs declining?

HWR Means Business 16 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am

David Williams has posted Health Wonk Review: Dog Daze 2013 at Health Business Blog.  Check it out!

Best of Both Worlds 16 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am

Leading health economists Jay Bhattacharya, Amitabh Chandra, Michael Chernew, Dana Goldman, Anupam Jena, Darius Lakdawalla, Anup Malani and Tomas Philipson claim the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a Obamaca...

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