Posts by Anish Koka

Economics lessons from the subcontinent: India’s coronary stent policy

By Anish Koka | 03/21/2019 |

It is commonly believed that deliberate, careful price regulation by enlightened technocrats trumps the haphazard and chaotic regulation of prices imposed by the free market—especially when the market is subject to greed and corruption. A most interesting case study challenging that belief comes courtesy of the largest Democracy in the world: India. In 2017, an…

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Commissioning healthcare policy: Hospital readmission and its price tag

By Anish Koka | 01/07/2019 |

The message comes in over the office slack line at 1:05 pm. There are four patients in rooms, one new, 3 patients in the waiting room. Really, not an ideal time to deal with this particular message. “Kathy the home care nurse for Mrs. C called and said her weight yesterday was 185, today it…

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Statistical Certainty: Less is More

By Anish Koka | 12/11/2018 |

The day after NBC releases a story on a ‘ground-breaking’ observational study demonstrating caramel macchiata’s reduces the risk of death, everyone expects physicians to be experts on the subject. The truth is that most of us hope John Mandrola has written a smart blog on the topic so we know intelligent things to tell patients…

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A little controversy is a good thing

04/02/2019
The problem with most medical podcasts is that they’re dry. Most episodes of The Accad and Koka Report are at least somewhat controversial (at least to mainstream medicine). It makes for much better listening on the morning commute.

by nephrol from United States

Finally, and interesting medical podcast

10/18/2018
Let’s face it—there are a LOT of medical podcasts out there, and most are unlistenable: narrow topics, boring hosts, unreasonable duration, etc. The Accad & Koka report is different. The hosts are opinionated and interesting, the topics are of interest to docs & laypeople alike, and the presentations are generally focused. As a physician, one would think that medical podcasts would be my catnip. True—but only good ones. This is one of them.

by transposition from United States

Amazing (true) side of healthcare

09/26/2018
This is amazing. An alternative and more accurate view on medicine which flies in the face of what we learn from academia, government, and of course, the BUCA cartel (third party payers).

by stoniff from United States

A thoughtful, in-depth analysis of current issues in healthcare.

08/04/2018
These doctors are the forefront of an evolving healthcare system and they are leading the charge. If you are looking to be informed about healthcare from the perspective of healthcare professionals, you should subscribe and listen.

by quiggmire from United States