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Comment on Damn you, Atul Gawande by Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » Damn you, Atul Gawande -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » Damn you, Atul Gawande -- Topsy.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:58 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by David Quigg, Aaron Carroll. Aaron Carroll said: Long, and rambling, and somewhat cathartic. It's all Atul Gawande's fault. http://bit.ly/9oSIzz [...]

Comment on Well, that didn’t take long by Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » Well, that didn’t take long -- Topsy.com

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:07:02 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Aaron Carroll and Aaron Carroll, Avik S. A. Roy. Avik S. A. Roy said: A thoughtful post, Aaron, my compliments. RT @DSYGAaron: UVa Study. http://bit.ly/9lXdMw @IncidentalEcon #hc #hcr #healthcare #healthreform [...]

Comment on Willful ignorance by Rational Arguments » Well, that didn’t take long

Rational Arguments » Well, that didn’t take long — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:35:09 +0000

[...] they would have without Medicaid. I think I know what a response might be to this argument, but I hate when people presuppose what the opposition must think, so I’m going to let others make their own arguments as to why [...]

Comment on A moment of optimism by Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » A moment of optimism -- Topsy.com

Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » A moment of optimism -- Topsy.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:37:24 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Aaron Carroll, Rachel Vreeman. Rachel Vreeman said: RT @DSYGAaron: See? I'm not totally made of cynicism: A moment of optimism http://bit.ly/8Zuk7Y //I like it when AC is optimistic! [...]

Comment on Research is complicated by Rational Arguments » A moment of optimism

Rational Arguments » A moment of optimism — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:17:53 +0000

[...] Frakt and Avik Roy without it degenerating into partisan hackery. I somehow managed to say a few words on the topic without resorting to sarcasm. And I believe (maybe I’m delusional) that [...]

Comment on Explaining Research – Abstinence only education by Rational Arguments » Research is complicated – ctd.

Rational Arguments » Research is complicated – ctd. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:14:04 +0000

[...] I have said before: You can’t ignore [research] because it doesn’t fit your ideology… [w]hen you do science, [...]

Comment on Research is complicated by A thought experiment | The Incidental Economist

A thought experiment | The Incidental Economist — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:13:38 +0000

[...] do have one point I had hoped to make clear. I don’t think I did, but Aaron Carroll said it well. A lot of it shows that people with private insurance do better than those with public [...]

Comment on Research is complicated by Selection bias and the study of Medicaid | The Incidental Economist

Selection bias and the study of Medicaid | The Incidental Economist — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:01:21 +0000

[...] Aaron Carroll has some wise words to keep in mind when interpreting studies of the Medicaid or uninsured populations: Insurance doesn’t equal care. Insurance can affect how likely you are to get care and how quickly you might get it. But any study that looks at insurance has to adjust for many, many other variables in order to get the true effect of insurance. … [...]

Comment on Cost control in the bill by What will slow the growth of private health costs? | The Incidental Economist

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:32:46 +0000

[...] Check out the implementation timeline from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Did I miss something? Do you see anything that seriously addresses private health costs? See also Ezra Klein’s list of cost controls (h/t Aaron Carroll). [...]

Comment on Not everyone is going to love the Affordable Care Act by Tweets that mention Rational Arguments » Not everyone is going to love the Affordable Care Act -- Topsy.com

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:27:41 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Aaron Carroll, Austin Frakt. Austin Frakt said: [not by me] Not everyone is going to love the Affordable Care Act: An eagle-eyed reader let me know that the Kaise… http://bit.ly/d2K7wk [...]