Category: John C. Goodman

Monday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman

With the prevalence of home testing and milder effects, how can we know where Covid is and what it is doing?  Answer: test the wastewater.

Out-of-pocket spending on medical care in Britain and America is now roughly the same. One in 14 of Britain’s poorest households now incurs “catastrophic healthcare costs.”

Libertarian views on student debt.

Are hospitals going to the dogs?

Parks, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever with a golden coat and floppy ears — boasts an impressive catalogue of more than 40 commands….  including pushing objects, turning light switches on and off with his snout, pulling ropes to hold drawers and doors open, retrieving items, and assisting with laundry by tugging the hamper to the washing machine.

Another libertarian view on student debt.

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Friday Links

Posted on by John C. Goodman

Johns Hopkins professor, Dr. Marty Makary on Fox News says when he goes to doctors’ conferences almost no one is wearing a mask.

What’s the right sales tax for tampons? This is a big issue in Texas.

If Pfizer’s Covid pills work so well, why aren’t people taking them?

How right wing think tanks think about health care.

British Court: officials broke the law when they sent untested (Covid) patients to nursing homes. And so, apparently did US governors Cuomo, Murphy, Wolf, Baker, Pritzker, Whitmer, and Walz. 

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Insulin

Posted on by John C. Goodman

Before a Trump executive order, employers could not provide free or subsidized insulin to their diabetic employees without sacrificing the employees’ right to have a Health Savings Account. This meant that employees had to spend their entire health insurance deductible out of pocket before any employer cost sharing took effect. The Trump administration’s change leaves employers and employees free to engage in the kind of cost-sharing arrangements that make economic and health care sense.

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