- What are Effect System and Why Do We care? [Blog post] https://idiomaticsoft.com/post/2024-01-02-effect-systems/ 9 comments scala
- How effective is the US health care system? Half that of the UK, and 1/3 of Canada. Interesting analysis. http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/08/how_effective_is_american_heal.html 16 comments politics
- US health care system: Most expensive least effective http://you.presscue.com/node/1172 368 comments science
- My GEGL filter plugin collection for Gimp is entirely complete and has been since late November. The target audience is Gimp users who have text styling workflows. Try to spread the word if you care about text styling and layer effects-like system in Gimp. https://github.com/LinuxBeaver 6 comments gimp
- Colorado Study Finds Single Payer Health Care System Most Cost-Effective https://pagosadailypost.com/2021/09/03/colorado-study-finds-single-payer-health-care-system-most-cost-effective/ 301 comments upliftingnews
- Senate’s massive tax bill would have potent ripple effects for health-care system https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/senates-massive-tax-bill-would-have-potent-ripple-effects-for-health-care-system/2017/12/02/8e1701b2-d6c3-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-high_taxhealth-906am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory 3 comments politics
- A new study in JAMA estimates a whopping $760-$995 billion in annual waste of the US healthcare system, accounting for ~25% of total health care spending. Implementation of effective methods to eliminate waste could save $191-$282 billion per year. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2752664 179 comments science
- The Secret Culprit in the Theranos Mess: "The system [in Silicon Valley] has been molded to effectively prevent reporters from asking tough questions. It’s a game of access, and if you don’t play it carefully, you may pay sorely." http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/05/theranos-silicon-valley-media 8 comments technology
- "As members of the congressional elite, they and their families are governmentally blessed with their very own gold-plated, taxpayer-financed, Washington-run health care system. Theirs is such an effective system that not a single member of the hypocongress has been willing to give it up." http://www.creators.com/opinion/jim-hightower/healthcare-hypocrites.html 4 comments politics
- The bill that Max Baucus unveiled today does not include a public plan. If you want a health care system that will be effective and stable, contact your senator and tell them to support a public option. (Find your senator with the link at the top-right of the page.) http://www.senate.gov/index.htm 3 comments politics
- Once again, U.S. has most expensive, least effective health care system in survey "The data for the 2014 report was collected before the ACA went into full effect, so that reform may eventually boost the U.S. out of last place by providing health insurance to some of the 50m people who lacked it." http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/06/16/once-again-u-s-has-most-expensive-least-effective-health-care-system-in-survey/?tid=rssfeed 1410 comments politics
- Hey, r/politics! I set out to prove to myself the effects of a universal, government subsidized health care system on a country's economic well-being. I was surprised by the results. (Long, but worthwhile) http://www.economist.com/media/pdf/QUALITY_OF_LIFE.pdf 154 comments politics
- Did Congress have a rational basis for concluding that the economic effects of a broken health care system warranted a national solution? The answer is incontrovertibly yes. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/opinion/the-supreme-courts-momentous-test.html?_r=1&hp 3 comments politics
- A Modern Medical Disconnect | Our entire health care system would look very different from what it looks like now and the most effective way to fund it would be a national single-payer system. And from my experience in the Navy, I can attest that this is not a frightening or unrealistic proposition. http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_color_of_atmosphere:paperback/author_qa 8 comments politics
- "Emergency-room visits and hospital admissions should be considered failures of the health-care system until proven otherwise," he told me—failures of prevention and of timely, effective care http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/24/110124fa_fact_gawande 42 comments science
- If the U.S. health care system performed as well as France, Japan or Australia, there would be 101,000 fewer deaths in the United States per year due to access to timely and effective health care. http://www.reuters.com/article/latestcrisis/idusn07651650 16 comments reddit.com
- Bernie Sanders: “I believe in a Medicare for all, single-payer healthcare system, which I think will be much more cost-effective. I think, to a large degree, the function of private insurance companies is not to provide quality cost-effective health care, but to make as much money as they can.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?amp%3Bfeature=c4-overview&%3Blist=UUD_DaKNac0Ta-2PeHuoQ1uA&v=YUPG2taeLF4 317 comments politics
- "Just as we have a medical system that is not really designed to care for the sick, we have a government that is not equipped to fix actual crises. Our government is good at effecting the appearance of action, while leaving the actual reform behind in a diabolical labyrinth of maneuvers." http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/29988909/sick_and_wrong/print? 5 comments politics
- People who undergo surgery just before the weekend have a significantly increased risk of death and complications, finds a new study. This is commonly called the "weekend effect,” when hospitals and health care systems tend to operate with skeleton crews during the weekend. https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/03/05/surgery-fridays-death-complications-risk-study/8951741204244/ 332 comments science
- Conservative political views can override some of the compassion and caring effects of religion in countries with stronger welfare systems, suggests a new study of 49 democratic countries. https://www.psypost.org/2019/05/new-research-untangles-the-links-between-religion-and-support-for-redistribution-53621 310 comments science
- Exercise can be as effective as many frequently prescribed drugs in treating some of the leading causes of death, according to a new study. The study raises important questions about whether our health care system focuses too much on medications and too little on activity to combat physical ailments http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/11/exercise-as-potent-medicine/ 54 comments science
- Variation in mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reflect differences in how well countries have managed the pandemic and the resilience and preparedness of the health and social care system, finds new study of all-cause mortality in 21 industrialized countries. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1112-0?t=au 2 comments science
- Can Anyone Really Create Jobs? - Our tax code is a complex mess; we need a more effective education system; it’s hard to picture a healthy United States in 2050 without some major change in health care. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/job-creation-campaign-promises.html?pagewanted=all 19 comments politics
- Government will launch system to map distribution of people’s deaths by causes, such as diseases & accidents. By understanding mortality trends on regional basis and carefully analyzing causes, government aims to come up with effective measures in field of preventive care & improve public health. http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004688553 5 comments worldnews