It’s an eye-catching cover, that’s for sure.  How many times does one see “brand names” from The Heritage Foundation, The Brookings Institution, The Urban Institute, The American Enterprise Institute, and the The Progressive Policy Institute all on the same letterhead?  The answer to that question is “never.”  So - what did this collection of Washington DC […]

A few months ago, the MA Division of Health Care Finance and Policy (DHCFP) released a study that showed that mandated health insurance benefits cost insurance purchasers about $1.3 billion - or 12% of their premiums - each year. Thanks to DHCFP for publishing the study. This issue is always the source of heated debate, […]

A new study - a big one ($50 MM) - was recently released that compared the short and long term effects of drug eluding stents to bypass surgery for patients with serious heart disease.  The headlines - “Heart Surgery Bests Stents” - pretty much told the story.  In this particular case, 18% of those patients who […]