Joseph D. Coletti
Joseph Coletti is Fiscal Policy Analyst at the John Locke Foundation, an independent public policy organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has served as editor of newsletters and briefing books on the Japanese economy and U.S.-Japan relations. Coletti led marketing research and forecasting projects with J.D. Power and Associates in Detroit and Tokyo. He also served as Director of Policy and Communications for the U.S. – Japan Business Council in Washington, D.C., before joining the Locke Foundation. Coletti received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
Thursday, January 24, 2008LTC in NCBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareIn a new report for the John Locke Foundation, Steve Moses of the more »»
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Thursday, January 3, 2008The Golden Rule in Health CareThose who pay the bills decide who gets care By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareI came across this story from just before Christmas about a family in Northridge, California, who is suing CIGNA. The family wants also to charge the company with murder because the ... more »»
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007Consumers in the Driver's SeatBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareJohn Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, writes this morning on the shift to consumer-driven health care. Also, be sure to watch more »»
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Thursday, December 13, 2007Dueling Approaches to Health CareBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareMike Walden, economics professor at NC State University, lays out the two main approaches to health care reform, and pretty much everything else economic. Should dispersed consumers ... more »»
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Monday, December 10, 2007Re: Medicine Without BordersWhen prices have meaning, borders don't By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareAppropos of John Goodman's post on telemedicine, IndUShealth is a Raleigh-based company that helps uninsured individuals and self-insured companies save on more »»
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Monday, December 10, 2007Cardiac Care Could Cause Cross-county ContentiousnessWith a bonus note on scope of practice By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CarePatients having a heart attack are more likely to survive if they receive angioplasty within 90 minutes. Duke University led a group of hospitals in North Carolina to establish a two-year project that put EKGs in ambulances, gave emergency services personnel the authority to diagnose heart attacks, and ... more »»
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Friday, November 30, 2007What do you Call Someone with a Chronic Brain Disease?By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareAt a conference earlier this week on jail diversion programs such as Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), a speaker asked what we call those with mental illness. Take a minute and see what you come up with. One I had never ... more »»
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Friday, November 30, 2007Bootleggers, Baptists, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North CarolinaAllowing competition in insurance By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareIt's been nearly a quarter century since Bruce Yandle first offered the Bootleggers and Baptists theory of regulation. The idea of a butterfly effect has been around for ... more »»
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007Economics, Health Care, Abundance, and Talking to your DoctorBy Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareRussell Roberts' EconTalk podcasts are great introductions to the economic way of thinking. Roberts covers a variety of topics with his guests, sometimes including health care, with Robin Hanson, Darius ... more »»
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007Silence of PricesNot knowing has not been an issue By Joseph D. ColettiFiled As: Health CareGeraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic vice-presidential candidate, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1998. She writes about her experience in the October 29 issue of Newsweek. She uses her experience and the experience of others with this type of cancer to argue for a "conversation" on more »»
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