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The need to stop Jewish terrorists: A rant from a concerned American-Israeli
Too many Israelis, including many whose views I otherwise mostly agree with, are downplaying the actions by Jewish terrorists in Judea and Samaria. Yes, their actions are bad, but. With many buts. Very few Palestinians have been killed. There aren’t very many Jewish terrorists. There is much more Palestinian violence against Jews. Some Jewish attacks are revenge for Palestinian attacks on Jews. Some aren’t settlers (don’t live in Judea and Samaria). The vast majority of settlers are peaceful.
The Blogs: Build a first-class refugee camp for Gazans in Israel
Hamas’s strategy for its war with Israel has long been obvious. Hide in tunnels, compel Israel to kill civilians to get to fighters, maximize civilian deaths and suffering, fight a war of delay and attrition, and hope international pressure forces Israel to leave Hamas standing. Israel’s response should have been: Get the civilians out of the way, and go after the fighters full force. Or as full as concern for the hostages would allow.
Corporate Governance and Firm Value
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Publisher Correction: The disappearing COVID-Naïve Population and comparative Roche vs. Abbott Test sensitivity: evidence from antibody seroprevalence in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Scientific Reports
Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76946-1, published online 13 November 2024 The original version of this Article contained errors in the affiliations, as well as their allocation to the authors. The correct affiliations are listed below: Affiliation 1: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Lorenzo Franchi & Bernard Black Affiliation 2: William & Mary, Mason School of Business, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
The Association of Hospital-Cardiologist Integration With Patient Outcomes, Care Quality, and Utilization:
References 1. "Consolidation of providers into health systems increased substantially, 2016-18". Health Aff . 2020;39:8: 1321-1325. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00017. 2. "Hospital-physician consolidation accelerated in the past decade in cardiology, oncology". Health Aff . 2018;37:7: 1123-1127. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1520. 3. "Hospitals, market share, and consolidation". JAMA . 2013;310:18: 1964-1970. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.281675. 4.
A more complete measure of vertical integration between physicians and hospitals
Objective To develop an accurate and reproducible measure of vertical integration between physicians and hospitals (defined as hospital or health system employment of physicians), which can be used to assess the impact of integration on healthcare quality and spending.
The role of caste for board membership, CEO, and interlocking
India has been culturally divided into a caste structure that defines much in its society for thousands of years. This system created significant caste-based economic inequities (Akerlof, 1976; Hoff and Pandey, 2006; Deshpande, 2000, Deshpande, 2011; Drèze and Sen, 2013). Indeed, Deshpande (2015) refers to the caste system as “the religiously sanctioned apartheid and oppression” of society.
Vaccinating against a Novel Pathogen: A Critical Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Evidence
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Paid medical malpractice claims: How strongly does the past predict the future?
REFERENCES , , , & (1997). Characteristics of surgeons with high and low malpractice claims rates. Western Journal of Medicine, 166(1), 37–44. , & (1982). Cox's regression model for counting processes: A large sample study. The Annals of Statistics, 10, 1100–1120. , , & (2009). Influence of gender of physicians and patients on guideline-recommended treatment of chronic heart failure in a cross-sectional study. European Journal of Heart Failure, 11(3), 299–303.
Effect of financial incentives on hospital‐cardiologist integration and cardiac test location
Measures We summarize our measures here; see Appendix for additional details. Noninvasive cardiac tests studied We study the most common outpatient noninvasive cardiac tests (NCTs), including both stress and non-stress tests. We do not study inpatient testing.
Bernard Black on COVID Risks
Bernard Black on COVID Risks The Atlantic – ICLE Academic Affiliate Bernard Black was quoted by The Atlantic in a story about the lingering risks of COVID-19 for older Americans. You can read full piece here. “There is substantial risk, even if you’ve gotten all the vaccines,” Bernard Black, a law professor at Northwestern University who studies health policy, told me.
Refugee Crisis Spiraling into a Catastrophe: Chapter V
Turkey is at a very important crossroads in 2023. The upcoming elections are unlike any that have taken place before, and the results of the election will take Turkey to a different point than it has been in the last 25 years or in the last 100 years. Regarding the refugee crisis, Europe's only hope (if they continue to fail to recognize the reality outlined in the previous articles) is that the current government will remain in power, which seems highly unlikely.
Refugee Crisis Spiraling into a Catastrophe: Chapter IV
I will now provide a few real-life examples of the extent of the economic crisis, rather than delving into economic analysis so that you can grasp the psychology of the general public in Turkey. This article going to be a bit more conversational. To make it easier for you to understand, I will present the prices I mention in USD/Euro instead of TL. Imagine that you are an average middle-class citizen earning between $2K and $10K.
Refugee Crisis Spiraling into a Catastrophe: Chapter III
When large influxes of refugees began arriving in Turkey, the government, which had already collapsed in all its institutions due to nepotism and corruption, was unable to produce a proper policy.
Crisis to Catastrophe: Chapter II
Disclaimer: If you are a middle-class citizen of the EU or any "first world/developed country" and are concerned about your work, security, or social life, please do not let this article trigger you. The issue and crime I am addressing have nothing to do with you. My main frustration is directed towards the power-holding politicians who are disgustingly incompetent and shameless in their attempts to lecture us on "humanity/human rights" at every opportunity.
Europe's hypocrisy, rising nationalism, and the time...
If we attempt to explain the position, origins, and current situation of political Islam in Turkey, it would require a book on its own. Therefore, without delving into the historical perspective, I will briefly summarize the issue in relation to the refugee crisis. However, for the post-2000 period, I will provide a brief context.
Bernard Black on MedMal Claims
Bernard Black on MedMal Claims Mirage News – ICLE Academic Affiliate Bernard Black was quoted by Mirage News in a story about his recent co-authored paper on whether past medical malpractice claims are predictive of future claims. You can read full piece here. “This study shows that even one paid malpractice claim roughly quadruples the likelihood that a physician will face another paid claim in the future.
Bernard Black on COVID Boosters
Bernard Black on COVID Boosters U.S. News & World Report – ICLE Academic Affiliate Bernard Black was quoted by U.S. News & World Report in a story about his recent co-authored paper on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccine boosters by age cohort. You can read full piece here. Senior researcher Bernard Black is a law professor at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law in Chicago who specializes in health policy.
Herd immunity from COVID? Not going to happen. Let’s shoot for ‘herd resistance,’ instead | Opinion
It’s possible that, eventually, almost everyone will have defenses against COVID, either through vaccination or prior infection. Ringo H.W. Chiu AP COVID-19’s omicron variant of seems likely to infect almost everyone, including those already vaccinated and many of those infected by earlier variants.
No, poor countries don't need your booster. They need help getting shots in arms
To boost or not to boost has become the great public health question of the moment. COVID-19 vaccine booster shots unequivocally provide greater protection from death, hospitalization and, especially, breakthrough infections. Strong evidence shows that vaccination protection fades over time. Yet a chorus of experts suggest most Americans should forgo a third shot for now so those shots can be donated to other countries.
In the face of delta variant, FDA must fast-track COVID shots for kids under 12
If the Food and Drug Administration continues on its current path, a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 probably won’t be available until early 2022 — an eternity in this pandemic. Kids infected by the highly contagious delta variant have overwhelmed children’s hospitals in parts of Florida and Texas.
Commentary: In response to delta variant, FDA must fast-track COVID vaccine for kids under 12
If the Food and Drug Administration continues on its current path, a COVID-19 vaccine for children under 12 probably won’t be available until early 2022 — an eternity in this pandemic. Kids infected by the highly contagious delta variant have overwhelmed children’s hospitals in parts of Florida and Texas.
How A Fire Department Funding Model Could Preserve Rural Emergency Departments And Quality Emergency Care
Nearly 60 million rural Americans depend on local hospitals and their emergency departments (EDs) when serious (for example, trauma, stroke, heart attack) and potential (for example, chest or abdominal pain) emergencies occur. Yet, since 2010, 136 small and rural hospitals have closed. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend, with a record 20 new hospital closures in 2020 and many more at risk.
Medical Malpractice Litigation
“Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime.” —NICHOLAS BAGLEY, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School “Written by the team that has done the most extensive work testing the empirical claims behind medical malpractice reform legislation, Medical Malpractice Litigation is a must‐read for anyone willing to be persuaded by the evidence.” —TOM BAKER, William Maul Measey...
Medical Malpractice and Physician Discipline: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Original Article David A. Hyman Corresponding Author dah137@georgetown.edu Address correspondence to David A. Hyman, 600 New Jersey Ave., Washington, DC 20001; email: dah137@georgetown.edu. Search for more papers by this author We received extremely helpful comments from Eric Helland, Seth Seabury, and Victoria Udalova.
Medicaid Expansion In 2014 Did Not Increase Emergency Department Use But Did Change Insurance Payer Mix
Since 2014, qualified individuals in every state have been able to purchase subsidized private health insurance coverage through federal and state-based Marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also in 2014, states were given the option of expanding Medicaid eligibility to people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
The effect of Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion on hospital revenue
RESEARCH ARTICLE Ali Moghtaderi Corresponding Author E-mail address: Moghtaderi@gwu.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1728-6434 Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Correspondence Ali Moghtaderi, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave NW Office 609, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
Damage Caps and Defensive Medicine: Reexamination with Patient‐Level Data
The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Original Article Damage Caps and Defensive Medicine: Reexamination with Patient‐Level Data Ali Moghtaderi Corresponding Author E-mail address: moghtaderi@gwu.edu Address correspondence to Ali Moghtaderi, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC 20037; email: moghtaderi@gwu.edu .
Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health
What is the effect on a child of having parents who are at risk of deportation as unauthorized immigrants? Hainmueller et al. developed a quasi-experimental protocol to address this complicated question. They selected mothers who had birthdates either just before or just after the cutoff for the United States' Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health
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Protecting unauthorized immigrant mothers improves their children’s mental health
The United States is embroiled in a debate about whether to protect or deport its estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants, but the fact that these immigrants are also parents to more than 4 million U.S.-born children is often overlooked. We provide causal evidence of the impact of parents’ unauthorized immigration status on the health of their U.S. citizen children.
Medicaid Expansion In 2014 Did Not Increase Emergency Department Use But Did Change Insurance Payer Mix
In 2014 twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia had expanded Medicaid eligibility while federal and state-based Marketplaces in every state made subsidized private health insurance available to qualified individuals. As a result, about seventeen million previously uninsured Americans gained health insurance in 2014. Many policy makers had predicted that Medicaid expansion would lead to greatly increased use of hospital emergency departments (EDs).
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