Making health care markets work
Dean Glenn Hubbard explains five reforms to the U.S. health care system that may save as much as $60 billion a year while extending coverage and increasing consumer choice.
New York City’s trans fat ban
Nachum Sicherman, who has researched cost-benefit analysis in medical decision making, delves into the economic angles of the city’s controversial public health regulation.
A just-in-time approach to medical care
A mathematical model helps doctors offer every patient a same-day appointment.
A new way of educating our future healthcare leaders
Cliff Cramer, who directs the School’s new Program in Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management, explains how a multidisciplinary business education can help mend an increasingly convoluted and flawed industry.
Managing supply chain risk
Traditional supply chain models emphasize the benefits of consolidating production. But as Awi Federgruen explains, the recent flu vaccine crisis illustrates the risks of relying too heavily on a single supplier.
Why do dancers smoke?
Using smoking as a proxy for time preference may help explain why some workers invest more in career development than others.
Managing Patient Service in a Diagnostic Medical Facility
A simple formula using available data shows how best to schedule patients for medical services involving costly equipment.
Availability of New Drugs and Americans' Ability to Work
The value of new drugs through increased workforce productivity is far greater than their cost.