Saturday Links – 28 March 2026

Active-selection (where seniors are forced to choose between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage) is better than default selection (where seniors are assigned to one or the other when they fail to make a choice).

Benefits of forced saving over pay-as-you-go Social Security.

KFF survey:  “Six in ten adults (61%) who buy their health coverage on the ACA Marketplace say it is very or somewhat difficult to afford their deductibles and out-of-pocket costs for medical care and half (51%) say it is difficult to afford the cost of health insurance premiums each month.”

One reason the UK is considering assisted dying: they are rationing hospice care. (Bloomberg)

Melania: some day a robot like “Plato” will replace ordinary classroom teachers.

The “Surprise Test Paradox.”

While opioid overdose deaths are down, cocaine use is up.