Stories by Niko Karvounis
Niko Karvounis is a Program Officer with The Century Foundation in New York City, where he works on issues of socioeconomic inequality and health care. He is a regular contributor to Health Beat, the Foundation’s health care blog.
The current bailout is costing us only a third of what we pay each year for chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes and obesity.
Posted on Oct 6, 2008
The key to smoothly running, affordable health care is changing medical treatments and procedures.
Posted on Aug 29, 2008
Americans going abroad to deal with their medical problems would only cut health costs 1-2 percent -- not enough to solve our greater crisis.
Posted on Aug 21, 2008
To the pharmaceutical industry, "research" is just a code-word for "smart-sounding marketing."
Posted on Aug 11, 2008
When discussing treatments for drug addiction, instead of arguing about ideology, let's look at science.
Posted on Jun 25, 2008
Diagnostic errors happen at alarming rates but remain underdiscussed. Doctors' overconfidence is just one reason why.
Posted on Jun 19, 2008
Manufacturers intent on profits are trying to make consumers push doctors and hospitals to use unsafe products.
Posted on May 27, 2008
High-deductible health plans and health savings accounts are making reform even more of an uphill battle.
Posted on May 12, 2008
In the past 20 years, the U.S. has sunk from ranking No. 11 in life expectancy to No. 42. What gives?
Posted on May 4, 2008
The simple transition of a patient from one caretaker to another can result in numerous mistakes and, ultimately, patient harm.
Posted on Mar 20, 2008
Under our current health care system, patients shoulder far more of the financial burden than employers.
Posted on Mar 12, 2008
The price tag of health care for the uninsured is over $40 billion. Maintaining a market-driven system will only drive that bill higher.
Posted on Feb 22, 2008
