- Daily walks slow the onset of dementia.
- Trump policies that appear to undermine MAHA.
- First pill for sleep apnea could be around the corner
- Pizzeria mistakenly serves food with THC in it.
- A very high marginal tax rate: “If the disabled worker earns just $1 more—$1,621 in a given month—then they receive no disability benefit at all due to the “cash cliff.”
- Democrats changes to Medicare Part D: “We find that a majority of those using the targeted drugs will face either no change in their marginal OOP or, in a large fraction of cases, an increase in their dollar cost sharing per additional unit of use.”
- Monopolization: the share of hospitals affiliated with health systems increased from 53 percent in 2005 to 68 percent in 2022, and the share of physicians affiliated with hospitals or health systems increased from 29 percent to 41 percent over the same period.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Cash Welfare Payment Did Not Benefit Needy Children
After four years of payments, children whose parents received $333 a month from the experiment fared no better than similar children without that help, the study found. They were no more likely to develop language skills, avoid behavioral problems or developmental delays, demonstrate executive function or exhibit brain activity associated with cognitive development.
Source: New York Times
HHS Secretary to Reshape Recommended Preventive Services
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is considering firing all 16 members of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. In case you are wondering, the task force is an all-volunteer group of experts who make recommendations about which preventive services Americans should receive. Preventive services – think immunizations, mammograms, colonoscopies – all have a rating A, B, C, D and I. You can view the recommendations here. Services with recommendations of A and B are free under the Affordable Care Act.
Wednesday Links
- Trump regulators appear ready to crush a drug that has already received FDA approval.
- States ranked on health care metrics – 10 best and ten worst.
- Kennedy plans overhaul of federal vaccine injury program.
- Half of all chemicals (natural or synthetic) cause cancer if given in high doses.
- What was so bad about the Social Security Fairness Act.