An article from the New York Times discusses differences in health outcomes between the U.S. and other rich countries. (See here.) What is the underlying argument of the article? Does it provide clues as to how research should be done?
This article explains that the American health care system is not as bad as it appears to be. In fact, the American health care system, the author argues, is actually pretty good. When we are completely trying to change our health care system it would probably be a good idea to know whether our health care system actually needs to be changed. The author argues that it is not our health care system that is flawed, but rather our unhealthy lifestyles. When doing research, we should probably make sure that we are looking at all aspects that will affect our health care system, especially when we are spending so much time and money.
I am a professor of economics at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. I teach intermediate microeconomics and a research class for senior economics majors. This blog is to keep in touch with students, former students, and anyone interested in basic economics. I am also interested in theology, so occasionally a more theological emphasis may show up in an entry.
This article explains that the American health care system is not as bad as it appears to be. In fact, the American health care system, the author argues, is actually pretty good. When we are completely trying to change our health care system it would probably be a good idea to know whether our health care system actually needs to be changed. The author argues that it is not our health care system that is flawed, but rather our unhealthy lifestyles. When doing research, we should probably make sure that we are looking at all aspects that will affect our health care system, especially when we are spending so much time and money.
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