Thursday Links

Bob Graboyes: Free the nurses

Bernie Sanders gets something right: nonprofit hospitals are getting  undeserved tax breaks.

The uneasy case for the government’s war on pain killers.

WSJ: Americans have earlier access to new treatments than the rest of the world.

AEI article: Less than 15 percent of the average physician’s time is spent in direct contact with patients. It’s no wonder that two-thirds of physicians are burned out.

The presence of chief diversity officers in K-12 schools leads to lower test scores among black and Hispanic students and wider achievement gaps between minorities and white students.