The current edition of Science contains a study that should terrify all of us who want to see universal access to health services. The rigorous randomised study showed, as the New York Times put it, that "newly insured people actually went to the emergency room a good deal more often" than those without insurance. As the Times goes on to … [Read more...] about Insurance increases use of emergency rooms says new randomised study
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#Indonesia #universalhealth plan seems destined for failure – BBC documentary
The BBC World Service this week ran a 30-minute in-depth examination of Indonesia's alarmingly vague plans for a universal healthcare service. Following the BBC's fashion for human interest, the programme is heavy on disconnected individual stories and light on heavy analysis. Indonesia's health minister, Dr Nafsiah Mboi, must have been relieved … [Read more...] about #Indonesia #universalhealth plan seems destined for failure – BBC documentary