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Author: Devon Herrick

KFF: Does it Matter if You Die Alone?

Posted on October 19, 2025October 17, 2025 by Devon Herrick

My father died surrounded by his family, in a hospital critical care unit. We held his hands as a hospital chaplain sang a hymn. His death was peaceful. My wife’s mother was also with a loved one – her oldest daughter – when she passed. Her death was not planned; it just happened while my…

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Uptick in Doctors Leaving Clinical Practice

Posted on October 17, 2025October 16, 2025 by Devon Herrick

There will likely be an exodus of physicians in the next few years as older physicians grow weary of the health care bureaucracy and decide it is time to retire. Replacing them will be difficult.

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Study: Father’s Heavy Drinking Negatively Affects Wives and Children

Posted on October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Occasionally, a study comes out that makes you wonder how the researchers got it funded. A new study out of La Trobe University was apparently authored by Captain Obvious. The Earthshattering finding? Alcoholism by husbands and fathers negatively affects their wives and children.

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Dating, Mating and Marriage in the Age of Aquarius

Posted on October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 by Devon Herrick

Numerous articles in the popular press, creators on YouTube and numerous social media websites all claim men are not pursuing women like they used to. Some Christian organizations believe our culture has experienced a decline of manhood and masculinity leading young men to eschew dating and romance. Recent surveys claimed that nearly one-third (~30%) of adult men under the age of 30 are not in a relationship and are not looking. Indeed, another data source claimed 39% of men age 25 to 54 are single. 

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

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