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CNN Money | Pollution report: More Americans breathing easier
While dangerous pollutants still threaten the health of millions of Americans, the United States has made great strides in clearing the air, according to the American Lung Association.
Econ Comments & Analysis
NBER | Effects of Medicare Payment Reform: Evidence from the Home Health Interim and Prospective Payment Systems
Medicare continues to implement payment reforms that shift reimbursement from fee-for-service towards episode-based payment, affecting average and marginal reimbursement. We contrast the effects of two reforms for home health agencies.
Blogs
Library of Economics | Economists on Health-Care Licensing
Loosening current licensing restrictions on the range of services that nurses, physician assistants, dental hygienists and pharmacists are permitted to perform would help patients on balance, because the additional safety risks would be small compared to the decreased costs in waiting time and fees.
National Review | The Trustees’ Report: Things Aren’t Looking up
The annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees were released yesterday. As always, the reports present a grim and deteriorating picture of the two programs’ financial outlooks. Here are a few highlights
