Friday Links

New Policy on rationing kidneys: “Facilities will receive a single point for any successful kidney transplant, for example, but thanks to a ‘health equity’ performance adjustment, 1.2 points will be awarded for transplants involving patients from a low-income background.”

A convoluted discussion of the ethics of gene selection.

CFPB plans to remove medical debt from credit reports.

WSJ: “Removing a credit notice for not paying medical bills will result in more unpaid bills.”

Rare pediatric diseases, or those affecting less than 200,000 children, collectively affect 10 million children in the US with only five percent of rare diseases with any FDA-approved treatment. 

Health share of GDP is projected to reach 19.7 percent by 2032 (up from 17.3 percent in 2022).