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Is TikTok Addictive Like Caffeine and Cocaine?

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Perhaps Big Social Media is the next Big Tobacco lawsuit for states to pursue settlements to bolster state coffers. Proposed legislation that would allow prosecutors to sue social media companies after kids became hooked on their products failed to pass out of committee in California. According to The LA Times:

California lawmakers on Thursday rejected a proposal that could have forced some popular social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to pay fines for using features they know can harm children.

The bill would have let the state attorney general or other local prosecutors sue social media companies for as much as $250,000 per violation for knowingly using features that can cause children to become addicted to their products-type.

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During a Nursing Shortage Nurses Abandon Hospitals

Posted on August 12, 2022August 11, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Physicians have long dabbled in cosmetic medicine to boost their incomes. It is interesting to note that their cosmetic practices are competitive with transparent pricing, while their therapeutic areas of practice is bureaucratic with opaque prices. As a result of competition, cosmetic surgery prices have risen about equal to consumer inflation, which is one-third the rate of medical inflation.

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Is Government to Blame for Europe’s Lack of Air Conditioning?

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 by Devon Herrick

This summer’s heat wave is scorching Texas and much of the United States. It has also led to record temperatures in places like the United Kingdom where it reached 104 degrees in July. The UK is currently bracing up for another week of hot weather. Temperatures have been high across Europe. Paris is currently frying which is not uncommon in July and August.

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Who Benefits from Drug Rebates? Mostly Health Plans (Not Consumers)

Posted on August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have been in the news lately. PBMs manage drug benefits for insurers, self-insured employer health plans, Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D. Recently executives from the three largest PBMs were hauled before Congress to discuss their business models. One reason for scrutiny is that the three largest PBMs control about 80% of the market.

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