Purpose: Medical errors account for many inefficiencies in our fractured healthcare system. According to numerous studies, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States and contribute to billions of dollars in deadweight loss in healthcare expenditures. To address this astonishing fact, this brief is intended to showcase the economic burdens …
Ethiopia: A Health System Infographic
Purpose: As a part of an ongoing case study conducted during my collegiate education, I decided to do a comprehensive review of Ethiopia. I chose Ethiopia because it has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world; thus, an in-depth study of this country’s health system is pertinent to my goal of conducting …
The Hill: Future of Healthcare Summit
Purpose: This briefing is a composition of a myriad of policy conundrums in health and healthcare policy. Such topics were discussed during an event hosted by The Hill. I plan to use this event as an “information catalogue,” given that there are so many topics that I can explore from an economic perspective. From biotechnology …
The Social Contract within American Medicine
Purpose: As an intern for a respected lobbying firm in Washington D.C., I had the tremendous honor of attending many congressional meetings on Capitol Hill. I attended one in particular that explored whether the government or the physcician/provider should have input in health-related decisions that affect the patient. I believe in little to no government …
The Role of Government in the U.S. Healthcare System
Purpose: This is a work that I completed while interning for the Healthcare Leadership Council in Washington D.C. After attending a multitude of Congressional hearings, I have settled on the belief that limited government regulation of healthcare is necessary. That is not to say that no regulation is the solution. On the contrary. Regulation is …
The Analytics of Paying Healthcare Providers
Purpose: This briefing was composed after I attended a lecture hosted by Senator Rand Paul, a well-respected politician and physician. During our talk, he discussed how payment models in hospitals are severely out-of-date. A part of having an efficient health economy is to have a sustainable system of payment for physicians and other healthcare providers. …
