Airline Mergers vs. Hospital M...

Sep 14, 2013 by

Given the large number of recent hospital mergers, and the attempted merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways, some may...

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Gaining an Indian Perspective ...

Mar 31, 2013 by

This past month, I had the opportunity to teach a course on Health IT at the Indian School of Business. While I have taught Americans...

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Consumerism in Healthcare

Jul 3, 2012 by

Some of my remarks on the growing role of consumerism in healthcare were recently featured in an article in Becker’s Hospital...

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Financing medical expenses

Jun 1, 2012 by

The best strategy for avoiding medical debt is to always carry a health insurance plan. American health insurance plans are more than...

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Managing Your Health Savings A...

May 4, 2012 by

I was recently asked by Matt Stroud of Reuters to comment on how to best manage health savings accounts. Some of my remarks appeared...

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Unlocking the power of health ...

Mar 14, 2012 by

I became a healthcare economist as a result of my desire to help doctors and health insurance companies. Growing up during the 1990s,...

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Why is Canada Expensive?

Aug 30, 2010 by

A few weeks ago, I attended the Academy of Management annual meeting in Montreal, Canada. Having recently written an entry on the...

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Benevolence Gone Wrong

Jun 18, 2009 by

It’s nice to help others. It’s bad to do so when the charity harms their ability to help themselves. Imagine you are a...

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