- The four minute mile effect.
- Do CT scans cause cancer?
- Trump: why do small molecule drugs get fewer years before they’re subject to pricing negotiations with Medicare, compared to biologics? (StatNews)
- “The total amount of microbial cells in the marine sediment subsurface is estimated to be 2.9 x 10 [to the 29th] cells. This is about 10,000 times more than the estimated number of stars in the universe.”
- After the Trump tax cuts the share of total taxes paid by the top 1% went up.
Author: John C. Goodman
Elevance Study: Medicare Advantage is Reducing Overall Medicare Spending
The study found that a 10-percentage-point increase in Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration is associated with a 0.8–1.9 percent decrease in total Medicare spending per capita. This translates to a 10-year savings estimate of approximately $59–$144 billion (in 2021 dollars)….
Source: Health Affairs
Thursday Links
- What the federal government does with your money and why that’s a problem.
- “These studies find that ACO “gross” savings (which do not account for incentive payments to ACOs) are modest to non-existent, while “net” savings (which account for incentive payments) are vanishingly small or actually represent losses to CMS).”
- Against Kennedy’s autism investigation. (Bloomberg)
- Corruption by Centene and other bad actors.
- The “success sequence” for avoiding poverty: graduate from high school, get a full-time job, and wait until marriage to have children – A DEBATE.