Zweifel, Peter - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 227 (2007) 5+6, pp. 660-678
Health care may be similar to the work Sisyphus, a Greek hero who was condemned by the Gods to push a big rock up a hill only to see it slip out of his hands before making it to the top. To see why there my be a Sisyphus syndrome in health, consider an initial decision to devote more resources...