Friday Links

We have been advocating OTC birth control for years.

Adverse selection problems in insurance markets go away if people must insure by household rather than as individuals. At least in Pakistan.

Is your doctor employed by a private equity firm? (NYT)

AARP Represents Health Insurers, Not Seniors

Is compression of morbidity being reversed? Considering 300 diseases in the USA from 1990 vs. 2017, health span (health-adjusted life expectancy) grew by 2 years, but life expectancy grew by 3 years.

The Health Care Blog goes wacko: “The greatest health equity threat to Medicaid – and Medicare – beneficiaries is the climate crisis.”