February 4th, 2022
Podcast 281: Drug Costs — What’s “The Right Price” for prescription pharmaceuticals?
Why can’t the U.S. control prescription drug pricing as they do in the U.K., where per-capita spending is less than half our level? In a capitalist democracy, many parties — the drug companies, medical associations, consumer groups — get to lobby their points of view. Is the problem intractable, or just an exercise in chaos? Our three […]
June 29th, 2009
Podcast 47: Total knee arthroplasty’s cost-effectiveness — a conversation with Elena Losina
Who knew that discussing QALYs could be so enjoyable? Dr. Elena Losina guides the interviewer through the thicket of cost-effectiveness and points to resources that keep track of the cost-effectiveness of most procedures. This is all done in the context of discussing her paper in Archives of Internal Medicine on total knee arthroplasty. This week’s […]
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