Stanford's Clinical Excellence Research Center, which we've previously written about on Scope, was the focus of a recent edition of Minnesota Public Radio's The Daily Circuit. As …
Category: Health care costs
The history of U.S. health care in about 1,000 words
“All men are created equal” may be the guiding legal principle for citizens of the United States, but not when it comes to health care …
Stanford expert urges physicians to take the high road in slowing health care spending
With rising health care costs threatening U.S. global competitiveness, Arnold Milstein, MD, urges physicians to focus their efforts on more efficient and effective ways of …
Longreads pick: The story of "a band of rebels" working to improve health care
Speaking of Longreads, I just learned that an article from Stanford Medicine made last week's list of Top 5 Longreads of the Week. In case …
The money crunch: Stanford Medicine magazine's new special report
If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything. Unfortunately, in the United States protecting this most precious asset is breaking the proverbial bank. …
Documentary examining nation's health-care spending to premiere on PBS Tuesday
Next week, "Money and Medicine," a documentary examining the nation's health-care spending, will premiere on PBS. The film aims to illuminate the waste and over-treatment …
What I did this summer: Stanford medical student investigates health statistics and costs in Costa Rica
This summer, Stanford medical students contributed to projects in communities around the globe as part of the Medical Scholars Research Program. In this special back-to-school …
Does the Affordable Care Act address our health-cost problem?
In a new video, well-known health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, shares his thoughts on health care in this country and whether he believes the Affordable Care Act …
Report shows number of uninsured American women has increased in last decade
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund shows that a growing number of women in the United States lack medical insurance and examines the differences …
Roundtable of doctors discuss Affordable Care Act
A Tell Me More segment on NPR today examined three doctors' perspectives on how last week's Supreme Court ruling to uphold most provisions of the Affordable Care Act will …
Poll explores Americans' views on health costs and quality of care
A new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health offers an interesting snapshot of Americans' views on …
Obesity's health costs bigger than earlier estimates
HealthDay reports that obesity-related medical spending is more than twice the price as was previously believed. A new study puts the sticker at $190.2 billion …
Stanford biomedical ethicist discusses Choosing Wisely Initiative
As you may have read in the news this week, a group of nine medical societies released a list of 45 common tests and procedures …
Phoning in your specialized medical tests
The world of pediatric audiology is getting smaller. Thanks to innovations in telemedicine, access to experts in this medical specialty can now be achieved from …
An expert's historical view of health care costs
Since publishing the seminal text Who Shall Live? Health, Economics, and Social Choice in 1974, Stanford's Victor Fuchs, PhD, often has been cited on the …
Views on costs and reform from the "dean of American health care economists"
I always love hearing what Stanford health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, has to say about health care (I've been lucky enough to interview him numerous …