- Doctors are recording office visits. There may be benefits for patients to record the visits as well. (Statnews)
- The economics of space.
- Productivity in health care is higher than is commonly thought.
- Casey Mulligan: Work requirements for Medicaid “could increase family net income by $12,034 and reduce poverty by 1.6 million to 2.9 million.”
- Can AI cure cancer? (video)
- As telehealth encounters soar, health systems lose money.
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
Wednesday Links – 3 June 2026
- In Europe, wealthy people have to leave money to their children.
- Matthew Holt’s Schrodinger experience.
- Worldwide, there are more cell phones than people.
- China fact of the day: During the 1990s and early 2000s, China suddenly privatized thousands of bloated state-owned enterprises (SOEs), laying off tens of millions of workers… The restructuring made China’s economy much more efficient, contributing to rapid economic growth. (Entire article highly recommended.)
- New Medicaid work requirement: only 3 hours per week?
Should Employers Be Allowed to Use Genetics to Screen Bad Employees?
Recent technology makes it easier to assess genetic risks earlier, which could make some people unemployable. The following is from the New York Times:
While the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, or GINA, protects workers from being fired over their genetic test results, and the Americans With Disabilities Act protects those with active disabilities, neither law compels an employer to provide accommodations to help mitigate a person’s future health risk.