An Ounce of Evidence | Health Policy
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The blog of Ashish Jha, a physician, health policy researcher, and advocate for the notion that an ounce of data is worth a thousand pounds of opinion.
An Ounce of Evidence | Health Policy
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Background
What’s the best way to organize a healthcare delivery system? We in the U.S. are once again having a major debate over how to ensure that all Americans get high-quality healthcare at a price that is affordable. For some, this means “Medicare For All,” while others are deeply skeptical that a single-payer model could work here. Experts across the political spectrum often point to the health systems of other high-income countries with tales either of great care at low costs or of awful wait times and suffering. But what’s the reality?
The Data
Over the past few years, we have been exa ..read more