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A problem with hospital ratings—and how to fix it
A new model for rating and ranking hospital performance draws on a concept from portfolio management.
How social networks can stop TB from spreading
Patients already in treatment are more effective than health workers at persuading potential TB sufferers to get screened.
Could life insurance be used to finance cancer treatments?
Modern cancer treatments are growing increasingly successful but unaffordable. Life-insurance policies could be the answer.
Who really pays when the government cuts Medicare Advantage subsidies?
History suggests decreased subsidies hit patients and insurers in equal measure.
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The downfall (and possible salvation) of expertise
Can experts win back the public’s trust?
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Would you trust a machine to pick a vaccine?
Machine learning is being tasked with an increasing number of important decisions. But the answers it generates involve a degree of uncertainty.
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In corporate responses to Black Lives Matter, commitment speaks volumes
In the midst of a social movement, it takes more than words to win public opinion.
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Debt still matters
When the government borrows, someone—eventually—will have to pay it back.
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A daily measure of people’s potential exposure to COVID-19
A pair of indexes provide a daily look at Americans’ movement patterns amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread.
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Could easier credit speed the adoption of energy efficiency?
For some, increased adoption of beneficial technologies is less about persuasion than access.