People mostly do not question the requirement that their doctors must authorize prescription drug therapies. This is slowly changing, however. Patients increasingly turn to telemedicine websites, whose presence seems to consist of little more than web-based questionnaires.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Friday Links
- Of nearly 1,000 people diagnosed with lung cancer, 65% would not have qualified for screening under today’s U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria.
- Congress seems ready to extend hospitals at home under Medicare.
- Can listening to music prevent dementia?
- A “p factor,” is claimed to be a common factor in various forms of mental illness, analogous to the “g factor” for general intelligence.
- Nine of the 10 most expensive cities are in blue states.
- Thoughts on Thanksgiving and turkeys.
Americans are Struggling with Medical Bills, but Congress Cannot Agree on Solutions
Americans are struggling with medical bills. This news is from charities that assist patients with medical bills. Critics point to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill as exacerbating the problem. They argue cutting Medicaid eligibility and not extending the enhanced subsidies for Obamacare as raising costs for some Americans. Even with insurance medical bills strain budgets.
Thursday Links
- How Republicans might reform health care.
- The biggest problem with Obamacare: There is no price competition.
- Should race be a factor in deciding who gets a kidney?
- Chatbots can become accomplished thieves.
- Estimate: up to 17% of gamers meet the clinical criteria for “gaming disorder.” Study: moderate gaming use can be good for your brain.
- Most of the fish we eat are raised in “underwater factory farms.”