Consumerism

COVID-19 What do the United Center, a church gymnasium and a community pool have in common? Some folks on… Read More

Consumerism On last Friday’s Roundup, Julie Murchinson, Dave Burda and I discussed the widely circulated Urban Institute (UI) report… Read More

Outcomes “Evolution had left humans ill-suited for their modern environment.” —Barton Child, MD The environment has a profound effect… Read More

Consumerism One of my working theories is that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated healthcare consumerism as peoples’ fear of… Read More

Consumerism Vaccine Hesitancy and Delayed Care People are scared to take the COVID-19 vaccine yet too scared of the… Read More

Consumerism To the tune of “Looking Out My Back Door” by Creedence Clearwater Revival Just got home from going… Read More

Consumerism The economic term “externalities” sounds remote and antiseptic, but it’s not. Externalities are the economic equivalent of side… Read More

Consumerism Exactly one year ago, I wrote a column called “How Can Healthcare Avoid Screwing Up AI’s Potential?” A lot… Read More

Consumerism Healthcare’s Incentives and Disincentives to Make Care More Affordable Competition? Transparency? Regulation? Reimbursement? We talked about what works… Read More