Looking back 55 years at the changes in life expectancy, we could decide to change our definition of what it means to be old.
Why Federal Spending Is Tough to Predict for Entitlement Programs
Looking back at Medicare and Medicaid, we can see why there are several versions of spending projections for the American Families Plan.
Why Grandma is Smiling
A Social Security shortfall will create tradeoffs between the generations that get more than they paid to the system and others that get much less.
Six New Facts To Know About Medicare
Ideal for considering Medicare For All, this Medicare update conveys six facts about Medicare enrollment, Medicare geography, and Medicare popularity.
Why Healthcare Spending Might Be Less Than We Think
When we look at the cost effectiveness of healthcare spending, we could conclude that it is not as excessive as the headlines indicate.
A New Way to Calculate Drug Prices
Rather than the market system, several doctor suggest that cancer drugs can be priced using variables based on value that include toxicity and efficacy.
Part 1: What To Do When More People Are Old
As population shifts, developed nations will have redistribution decisions as the proportion of the non-working aged and the young need more labor income.
Why Baby Boomers Will Pull Productivity Down
1999 might have been Derek Jeter’s best season. Twenty-five years old, he had 219 hits, 24 home runs and 102 RBIs. His batting average was .349. You can see below that .349 was Derek Jeter’s career high with the Yankees. The…
Where Do the Slimmest Americans Live?
Because obesity related diseases increase entitlement spending, should government use penalties rather than incentives to slim the US population?
