Rwanda is rising

The caesarian section rate is rising.

The Rising Cost of Health Care : Is it a Problem ?

When Gail Wilensky invited me to participate in this session, I accepted readily for three reasons. First, I was honored—who would not be?—to speak at the annual meetings of the Institute of Medicine? Second, it is hard for me to say “ no ” to Gail, whom I have known in various capacities since her first job out of graduate school. Third, I know and respect David Cutler. He and I are billed arg...

The speculator's bread: what is behind rising food prices?

Fertility postponement is largely due to rising educational enrolment

The rise in educational enrolment is often cited as a possible cause of the trend to later childbearing in developed societies but direct evidence of its contribution to the aggregate change in fertility tempo is scarce. We show that rising enrolment, resulting in later ages at the end of education, accounts for a substantial part of the upward shift in the mean age at first birth in the 1980s ...

Is there an acceptable answer to rising medical malpractice premiums?

This article explores the key issues involved in the attempts at reform of the present medical malpractice system. Investigating the effects that federal tort reform legislation would have on physicians, patients, lawyers, and the medical malpractice insurers, Dr. Gunnar succinctly outlines the issues surrounding the present "crisis in healthcare" and explores the separate interests involved. T...