A few of the recent pieces I’ve liked:
Margot Sanger-Katz at the New York Times’ The Upshot: Yes, Soda Taxes Seem to Cut Soda Drinking
Mary McKenna at Germination: MRSA In Sports: Long-Standing, Simple to Prevent, Still Happening
Joe Fassler at The Atlantic: How Doctors Take Women's Pain Less Seriously
Sarah Kliff at Vox: This study is forcing economists to rethink high-deductible health insurance
Lydia DePillis at the Washington Post’s Wonkblog: ‘Everything is a workaround': Life in Obama’s agencies as Congress does nothing
Celeste wrote about this last week, but in case you missed it: Propublica’s Michael Grabell and NPR’s Howard Berkes on Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp
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A few of the recent pieces I’ve liked:
Robin Marantz Henig in the New York Times Magazine: The Last Day of Her Life
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A quick way to lose someone in a conversation is to mention workers' comp. No doubt I’ve already lost readers because my headline included the phrase. But you’ll think differently about the topic if you take a look at this week’s reporting by ProPublica and National Public Radio. Read just the…
A few of the recent pieces I've liked:
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Gillian B. White in The Atlantic: Unplanned Births: Another Outcome of Economic…
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