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February 5, 2018
Economic snapshot: Freestanding E.R.s
Health economics fellow Vivian Ho is featured in a Dallas Morning News "Economic Snapshot" of Texas' freestanding emergency rooms. Her recent study showed that the state's freestanding E.R.s preferentially locate in high-income areas.
February 2, 2018
Corporate trio seeks to disrupt health care system
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase have announced their intent to form an independent health care company to lower the costs of health care. Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, says "it's about time," as large corporations have the negotiating power to insist on a better system.
February 2, 2018
Job Trends Among Patients on Dialysis
Health scholar Kevin Erickson blogs on employment barriers for patients on dialysis.
January 28, 2018
Attention turns to voter turnout as March primaries approach
Political science fellow Mark Jones is quoted in a story about poor voter turnout in Texas.
January 28, 2018
Report: Top Honduran police official implicated in drug deal
Nonresident fellow Gary Hale comments on the alleged involvement of Jose David Aguilar Moran, Honduras' new national police chief, in the delivery of nearly a ton of cocaine in 2013.