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Posted on May 22, 2025May 21, 2025 by John C. Goodman

Chronic diseases are contributing to America’s stalled life expectancy, which trails other wealthy nations. (WSJ)

“The NIH … is functioning as welfare for underperforming labs and scientists.”

Medicaid fraud:  In the only two years where full audits of the program were conducted (2019 and 2020), one in four Medicaid dollars were improper payments—payments that should not have been made or that were made in the incorrect amount. Applied over the last decade, that translates to $1.1 trillion in improper payments. 

FDA stops recommending covid booster shots for most Americans.

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

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