Single-payer health insurance has a lot to recommend it. Some—but not all—single-payer systems provide convenient and comprehensive access to care. Some—but not all—singer-payer systems can constrain excessive costs. When it comes to single-payer, it’s the wonky aspects that matter, not the big vision thing. Overall, there is no particular connection between single-payer systems and quality. […]
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Another city is jumping on the cash incentives bandwagon. Washington, D.C. is considering a program that would pay people not to commit crimes. We’ve written about a very similar program in Richmond, CA. Richmond saw a 77% percent drop in homicides over a 7-year period, although critics say the decrease can at least be partially […]
As a couple of sharp-eyed commenters pointed out, I wasn’t clear in my previous post on a gasoline floor price. The idea would be to set a tax equal to the difference between the market price and the floor price whenever the market equilibrium price is below the floor. If the market price is […]
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There is a plethora of research on programs and policies that aim to positively impact public health. While there are great resources online that synthesize the evidence, such the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a gap still remains: how do we determine the cost of these interventions and decide if they are feasible in a […]
Check out the great public health advocacy comic book from The City Project. Zounds! Coool stuff.
This is a blog for those interested in finding public health in unexpected places. An American maize researcher in Mexico is working with New York chefs to get specialty strains of maize into restaurant use. Activists in Indianapolis are transforming a public square from car-dominated to people-friendly. After-school music education programs in New York […]
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