Saturday Links – 22 August 2026

By reducing provider taxes and excessive state-directed payments, the reforms in the Big Beautiful Bill are projected to lower prices for Americans outside Medicaid – a benefit between $502 billion and $875 billion over the next ten years.

New UBI study: participants reduced their work somewhat and there was no long run increase in happiness. 

Can AI deliver first-rate concierge care?

Health wearables are a $44 billion global industry. (NYT) The problem: most are not integrated with the patient’s electronic medical records.

California is about to make whistle blowing to expose welfare fraud illegal.