tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post7654285282461681802..comments2024-02-10T02:14:39.898-05:00Comments on Buckeye Surgeon: Matthew Yglesias Thinks Doctors are the ProblemJeffrey Parks MD FACShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15650563299849196122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-74613572279476781192013-11-20T21:56:14.102-05:002013-11-20T21:56:14.102-05:00How about physician productivity and work hours in...How about physician productivity and work hours in the US? Did Yglesias account for that? I see no evidence that he did.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287687109539456039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-11254151419938854812013-03-05T23:16:22.450-05:002013-03-05T23:16:22.450-05:00and then the next day Yglesias posts on his unsati...and then the next day Yglesias posts on his unsatisfactory visit to a Kohls department store. What does this guy really know about healthcare and/or its delivery anyway?<br /><br />We should have an independent board (akin to the SEC except not corrupt) of physicians that will make the hard decisions (tort reform, make patients have some skin in the game, end of life issues, etc) necessary to reform our healthcare system. Its obvious our stagnant legislative or executive branches won't do it. MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-53477198077694023482013-03-04T08:33:44.974-05:002013-03-04T08:33:44.974-05:00Some more recent data would also be nice. Since 20...Some more recent data would also be nice. Since 2004, specialist income of self-employed specialists in the Netherlands has declined by somewhere about 20-30%, and salaried specialists (not shown in the chart) were already earning about 30-40% less than the self-employed ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760353953251845523.post-50415891716566156872013-03-03T15:49:19.137-05:002013-03-03T15:49:19.137-05:00Unfortunately, Krugman has fallen into similar tra...Unfortunately, Krugman has fallen into similar traps. Medicaid is cheaper than private insurance? No shit, but is it really a model for the rest of the country?<br />http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/government-and-medical-costs-continued/<br /><br />Then again, it's hard to expect substantive healthcare analysis from macroeconomics bloggers.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03986424031103907104noreply@blogger.com