Comments on: Dying for (Media) Coverage http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Wed, 23 May 2012 09:35:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Does Lack of Insurance Cause Premature Death? Probably Not. | Linda Gorman And John Goodman | NCPA http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-47840 Does Lack of Insurance Cause Premature Death? Probably Not. | Linda Gorman And John Goodman | NCPA Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:59:23 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-47840 [...] was Families USA able to tally up all that carnage with such pinpoint precision? As one of us previously explained, these claims are based on a 15-year cascade of studies — each repeating the errors and [...] [...] was Families USA able to tally up all that carnage with such pinpoint precision? As one of us previously explained, these claims are based on a 15-year cascade of studies — each repeating the errors and [...]

]]> By: Health Affairs Blog http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-46380 Health Affairs Blog Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:16:57 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-46380 [...] was Families USA able to tally up all that carnage with such pinpoint precision? As Linda Gorman explains, these claims are based on a 15-year cascade of studies — each repeating the errors and [...] [...] was Families USA able to tally up all that carnage with such pinpoint precision? As Linda Gorman explains, these claims are based on a 15-year cascade of studies — each repeating the errors and [...]

]]> By: Medical Errors: US vs. UK | Linda Gorman | NCPA http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-44178 Medical Errors: US vs. UK | Linda Gorman | NCPA Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:17:20 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-44178 [...] in the US are now said to range from 98,000 to 195,000 every year. The lower number comes from a discredited Institute of Medicine estimate. The higher number comes from HealthGrades, a hardly disinterested party in the business of selling [...] [...] in the US are now said to range from 98,000 to 195,000 every year. The lower number comes from a discredited Institute of Medicine estimate. The higher number comes from HealthGrades, a hardly disinterested party in the business of selling [...]

]]> By: Peter Farrell http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-38754 Peter Farrell Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:13:31 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-38754 Totally disgusting. But we might need to get used to this type of misinformation as the Democrats get into full swing later in the campaign. Totally disgusting. But we might need to get used to this type of misinformation as the Democrats get into full swing later in the campaign.

]]> By: Ed Harper http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-38007 Ed Harper Tue, 06 May 2008 21:39:31 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-38007 How does Families USA get away with this kind of fraud against the American public? How does Families USA get away with this kind of fraud against the American public?

]]> By: Ralph F. Weber http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-38006 Ralph F. Weber Tue, 06 May 2008 21:39:03 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-38006 I have the solution: We need to identify the top 20% of income earners in the US and then allow the other 80% of Americans not to work, as long as they consume goods produced by the 20%. Then we can heavily tax the 20% who work and re-distribute this wealth to the 80% so that they can afford to buy goods. I have the solution:

We need to identify the top 20% of income earners in the US and then allow the other 80% of Americans not to work, as long as they consume goods produced by the 20%. Then we can heavily tax the 20% who work and re-distribute this wealth to the 80% so that they can afford to buy goods.

]]> By: David Wilson http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-38004 David Wilson Tue, 06 May 2008 21:38:31 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-38004 John, great report, great blog. Thank you. John, great report, great blog. Thank you.

]]> By: Steve Wemple http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-37960 Steve Wemple Tue, 06 May 2008 01:30:40 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-37960 Excellent job of De-bunking another accepted myth Excellent job of De-bunking another accepted myth

]]> By: Bill Waters http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-37952 Bill Waters Mon, 05 May 2008 21:46:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-37952 And how many of these uninsured deaths were in the 10 million who were eligible for Medicaid, in the 12 million illegal aliens, and in the 10-12 million with incomes above $50,000? If a program were implemented to cover these, it would look like Medicaid, which has the highest mortality of all. And how many of these uninsured deaths were in the 10 million who were eligible for Medicaid, in the 12 million illegal aliens, and in the 10-12 million with incomes above $50,000?

If a program were implemented to cover these, it would look like Medicaid, which has the highest mortality of all.

]]> By: Dan Smith http://healthblog.ncpa.org/dying-for-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-37949 Dan Smith Mon, 05 May 2008 20:40:43 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/dying-for-media-coverage/#comment-37949 The inclusion of the Institute of Medicine in this fiasco does not surprise me. It's uncritical endorsement of an old and flawed study out of Harvard was responsible for a lie that has raced around the world several times while the truth hunted for its shoes under the bed. I am referring to the allegation that medical errors kill 100,000 Americans every year. Every politician seeking to pander to the undercurent of paranoia in American life has made reference to those figures, which are a complete exaggeration of the real incidence as measured by states like Minnesota, which mandates hospitals to report adverse events. The inclusion of the Institute of Medicine in this fiasco does not surprise me. It’s uncritical endorsement of an old and flawed study out of Harvard was responsible for a lie that has raced around the world several times while the truth hunted for its shoes under the bed. I am referring to the allegation that medical errors kill 100,000 Americans every year. Every politician seeking to pander to the undercurent of paranoia in American life has made reference to those figures, which are a complete exaggeration of the real incidence as measured by states like Minnesota, which mandates hospitals to report adverse events.

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