Health spending is surprisingly stable outside of the USA. Even in the UK it was a gentle taper upwards.
Source: OECD Health Statistics.
US, UK, Canadian and Danish health spending as % of GDP
10 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics Tags: British economy, Canada, Denmark, health insurance
G7, Australian, New Zealand and Danish female life expectancies at age 65 in 1960 and 2013
09 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: life expectancies
Is it all that fine red wine that makes French women live as long as Japanese women after the age of 65.
Source: OECD Health Statistics.
G7, Australian, New Zealand and Danish life expectancies of males aged 65
08 Feb 2016 2 Comments
in economic history, health economics Tags: ageing society, life expectancies, Population demographics
I am surprised that Japanese male life expectancy at age 65 is the same as most everybody else.
Source: OECD Health Statistics.
Chileans’ life expectancy is now higher than Americans’, while Venezuela’s still catching up
08 Feb 2016 1 Comment
in development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: Chile, life expectancies, The Great Escape, Venezuela
@BernieSanders MRI rationing – US v. Single-payer UK, Canada and Denmark
05 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, British economy, Canada, Denmark, health insurance, medical rationing, NHS, single-payer, social insurance, universal health insurance
Single payer health insurance systems may have their advantages but one of which is not ready access to an MRI scan in the UK, Denmark or Canada.
Source: OECD Health Statistics.
Remember that those aged over 65 in the USA are covered by Medicare; the poor and welfare beneficiaries are covered by Medicaid; and children of the working poor are covered by CHIPS.
I am told that dogs to get an MRI scan in Canada far quicker than humans. This is because dog owners can pay for the MRI scan. Private health insurance is unlawful in 9 of the 10 Canadian provinces.
There is considerable medical tourism from Canada to the USA, including by politicians who passionately support the single-payer system.
International differences in childhood type I diabetes
03 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: diabetes
Source: OECD Family Database.
The six principles of natural medicine
03 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: antiscience left, quackery, Quacks, rational irrationality, that will medicine
International differences in asthma prevalence
02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: asthma
Source: OECD Family Database.
@BernieSanders porky pies about his health plan
02 Feb 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, health insurance, single-payer, universal health insurance
US, UK Australian and New Zealand measles vaccination rates since 1980
31 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics Tags: measles, vaccinations, vaccines
The USA led the way in measles vaccinations. Herd immunity is a 93% vaccination rate. Countries have been coming close to measles immunity immunity only in recent years.
Source: OECD Health Statistics.
Does @SteffanBrowning @NZGreens want to ban this chemical too?
29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand
Watch how the measles outbreak spreads when kids get vaccinated – and when they don’t
29 Jan 2016 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: vaccinations
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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