Quarantines and ageism
The Covid pandemic has entailed a range of restrictions on our freedoms. It has led lawmakers to act in ill-liberal ways that go beyond what is… Read More »Quarantines and ageism
Mike Tremblay
National Insurance [NI] is a tax that should be repurposed
NI is a type of ‘insurance’ that morphed into a tax which in reality is a just another type of tax on income. It is… Read More »National Insurance [NI] is a tax that should be repurposed
Academic Health Science Centres, revisited
Comment on: Revisiting academic health sciences systems a decade later: discovery to health to population to society https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01752-9/fulltext Timely update in Lancet on academic health… Read More »Academic Health Science Centres, revisited
Think like a virus: pandemic preparedness
Now that we are in the midst of a pandemic, I thought it would be of interest to post a section of a report I… Read More »Think like a virus: pandemic preparedness
Behavioural economics: payer psychology and market access
This is another article in my continuing commentary on market access and politics. The focus in this case is to look more closely at behaviours… Read More »Behavioural economics: payer psychology and market access
The politics of market access
Market access is wrapped in the politics of health The attention politicians and stakeholders pay to healthcare and its challenges is a keen driver of… Read More »The politics of market access
Real world data and evidence in healthcare: The market access challenge
We are in a new world when it comes to access to and the use of data and evidence. Real world data and evidence takes… Read More »Real world data and evidence in healthcare: The market access challenge
Managerial control of medicines cost drivers
It is not unreasonable to have concerns about the cost of medicines. Drug costs are usually influenced by government policies on pricing and reimbursement of… Read More »Managerial control of medicines cost drivers
Healthcare Cognology: autonomous agency for patient empowerment and system reform
Healthcare systems have been slowly evolving toward a model of care delivery that seeks to leave behind the traditional medical model, based on fighting diseases… Read More »Healthcare Cognology: autonomous agency for patient empowerment and system reform
Should robots pay taxes?
Andrew Yang is a democrat contender for president of the United States. He has expressed concern about a ‘jobless future’ as Martin Ford puts it… Read More »Should robots pay taxes?