- Only one-third of Medicaid beneficiaries are actually poor. (WSJ)
- CBO projects that the national debt in 2054 would be 214 percent of GDP with the federal tax cuts permanently extended.
- The total income of the bottom fifth of income recipients is more than $65,000 if you count all government provided benefits. (WSJ)
- Myth: Poverty is the cause of child abuse.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Tariffs Could Boost Drug Prices, and Cause Some Shortages
Price discrimination makes many of the brand name drugs Americans buy more expensive than need be. Another federal action that runs the risk of driving up the drug costs is tariffs.
Thursday Links
- Newsmax is now more valuable than Fox.
- How researchers are measuring world happiness.
- A Trump Administration proposed rule would lower ACA premiums by five percent or more, reduce improper enrollment by a million or more people, and reduce deficits by $150 billion over a decade, making it one of the most fiscally responsible regulatory actions in American history.
- There is huge waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid.