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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.

1 thought on “Friday Links”

  1. Bob Hertz says:
    May 27, 2023 at 7:50 am

    The Paragon study by Brian Blase was well-written, but it had a somewhat bland tone that covers up the downside of the “migration” from Medicaid to employer health plans.

    Assume a worker who makes $18 an hour, not a princely wage these days,
    Medicaid has cost him zero in premiums, with a zero deductible.

    The average employer plan will cost him $1,200 a year in his share of premiums, with a deductible of at least $2,000 if he or she needs care.

    This may indeed be a “net positive” for the federal budget, but don’t be surprised if many lower-income workers are not impressed..

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