Friday Links Posted on August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 by John C. Goodman Three bad laws: Certificate of need, the Stark Law, and limits on physician owned hospitals. Out-of-pocket prescription costs under a typical silver plan are twice as high as they are in the average employer plan. Loneliness: 24% of Americans with a high school diploma or less education report having no close friends, compared to 10% of college graduates. “To ameliorate drug shortages … enable overseas manufacturers to sell products in the United States that already have received marketing approval from certain foreign governments with standards comparable to those of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and vice versa. In a word, reciprocity.” Ultra processed foods linked to dementia. (NYT) The Biden/Harris administration really is “beating” Medicare – with payment cuts for doctors, hospitals and Medicare Advantage plans.
