Affording prescription drugs: the value of medical research

Article Abstract:

The contribution of new drug approvals to increases in lifespan and the effect of pharmaceutical innovation on hospitalization rates and quality-of-life indicators like days of disability and degree of limitation of activities are examined. The research shows that the benefits of the drugs are not very apparent and are overlooked by policy makers and hence health reforms may worsen the public health in the long run.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Care Services, Medical & Health Services, Analysis, Health care industry, Medical care, Medical care (Private)

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Phasing out cash: Saving trillions

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Hundreds of lives and billions of dollars could be saved each year if the cash usage is stopped and relied on electronic currency. A secure government-operated currency that replaces cash while delivering social and economic benefits is proposed. This initiative faces opposition because of current obsessions with privacy and irrational fears of government prying

Economic aspects, Monetary policy, Monetary systems

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Pearl Harbor and 9/11: intelligence failures

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The intelligence failures of three events, to show how easily the intelligence signals can be ignored to reinforce the predispositions of policymakers, are presented. Some of these failures have resulted due to the competition among intelligence agencies that make them resistant to cooperation.

Evaluation, Intelligence service, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Pearl Harbor Attack, 1941

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