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Author: John C. Goodman

Saturday Links

Posted on May 27, 2023May 27, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • On average, nearly 25,000 regulatory restrictions are put on the books annually. The Code of Federal Regulations is now so long that it would take a dedicated reader at least three years to get through the whole thing.
  • Bad news on fertility:  For the very first time in the history of humanity we are below replacement rate – worldwide.
  • If the Census Bureau adopts a new poverty definition, millions more Americans could automatically be made eligible for benefits—leading to at least $124 billion in additional government spending over the next decade.
  • Every fall, during open-enrollment period, over 100 million families can choose a health plan. Most people make bad choices. (WSJ)
  • Chicago now has a lower population today than 100 years ago even though the U.S. population has more than tripled over that time period.
  • Cochrane on work requirements: there are four million able-bodied adults without dependents on food stamps, and three in four don’t work at all. Less than 3% work full-time.
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Friday Links

Posted on May 26, 2023May 25, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • CBO: 6.2 million people will become uninsured due to the Medicaid unwinding as about 15.5 million people transfer away from the program. In Priceless, I argued that we should have government funded premium support for private insurance instead of privately managed Medicaid.
  • Both Biden and Trump favor industrial policy. Here is why economists are skeptical.
  • Why giving to public health in poor countries is sometimes better than giving people cash. (Yglesias)
  • One in five adults experience chronic pain. (NYT) it may not be all in your mind, but your mind is definitely involved.
  • More from the CBO: federal tax subsidies for employer-provided health insurance cost $2,075 per person in FY 2023 — significantly less than the federal cost of both Medicaid expansion ($7,069) and Obamacare premium subsidies ($6,169).
  • Paragon: The expected drop in Medicaid enrollment, as people migrate to employer plans, is a large net positive for the federal budget.
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Thursday Links

Posted on May 25, 2023May 24, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • Sanders reintroduces single payer Medicare bill.
  • Memories: CBO trashed the single payer idea.
  • Monica’s story: woman nearly died because of Georgia’s Certificate-Of-Need laws.
  • Of the 355,000 nurse practitioners licensed in the United States, 88% are trained and capable of providing primary care. Yet in nearly half the states, “scope-of-practice” laws  prevent that from happening.
  • Rational health reform:  a basic bundle of services  publicly financed for all, while allowing individuals to “top up” by purchasing additional coverage.
  • Why we need work requirements: Medicaid covers almost one in three Americans, or around 100 million people. Able-bodied adults make up more than 40% of that total.
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Tuesday Links

Posted on May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • Around 50% of patents linked to drugs approved by the FDA directly cite NIH-funded research. 
  • The case for work requirements included in the GOP’s Debt limit bill.
  • Gramm and Solon: the case for the Republican Debt-Ceiling bill is strong.
  • Big Brother strikes again. CMS: no more mail delivery for cancer drugs. (InsideHealthPolicy – gated)
  • Is ChatGPT nicer than your doctor? Is the information better?
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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.

John C. Goodman,

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