Menu
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
  • Home
  • Authors
    • Devon Herrick, Ph.D.
    • John C. Goodman
  • Popular Topics
    • Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
    • Consumer-Driven Health Care
      • Affordable Care Act
      • Cost of Healthcare
      • COVID-19 and Public Health
      • Doctors & Hospitals
      • Public Insurance
      • Policy & Legislation
    • Direct Primary Care
    • Health Economics & Costs
      • Drug Prices & Regulations
      • Health Insurance
      • Health Reform
    • Medical Tourism
    • Telemedicine
    • Medicare
      • Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All
  • Goodman Institute
  • Contact
The Goodman Institute Health Blog

Thursday Links

Posted on June 26, 2025June 25, 2025 by John C. Goodman

More than 60 major health insurance companies have committed to six actions to streamline the use of prior authorization.

In “No Surprise Act” arbitrations, providers win 72–85 percent of the time.

Schaeffer Center Study: The Inflation Reduction Act IRA) is poised to raise drug costs for most Medicare beneficiaries. 

“There are an estimated 25,000 near-Earth asteroids at least 460 feet wide — large enough to destroy a city — and only 44 percent of them have been found.” (NYT)

One in four abortions in the U.S. were provided using telehealth at the end of 2024.  

Everything you wanted to know about garlic.

Join the conversation.Cancel reply

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.

John C. Goodman,

Visit www.goodmaninstitute.org

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 39 other subscribers

Popular Topics

©2025 The Goodman Institute Health Blog | Website by Lexicom