The Secretary of Health and Human Services wants to return America’s public health to a simpler time – you know, the good ole days – back when Americans were healthier. Kennedy, whose uncle became president 65 years ago, has often claimed people were much healthier back then. The following was reported by The New York Times.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Wednesday Links
- Among beneficiaries without subsidies, the percent who did not fill a prescription for a specialty drug within 90 days was 30 percent for anticancer drugs, 22 percent for hepatitis C treatments, and more than 50 percent for disease-modifying therapies for either immune system disorders or hypercholesterolemia.
- Why Social Security finances will steadily worsen indefinitely into the future.
- On current trends Africans will make up over 80% of the world’s poor by 2030.
- Some hospitals are still getting hundreds of millions in Covid funding from FEMA. (Statnews)
- The federal government’s new-car fuel economy standards (CAFE) have resulted in thousands of traffic deaths.
AI Can Reduce Medication Errors
Medical errors and medical failures do not often result from simple mistakes. Most are the result of a series of failures that lead to serious errors. By the way, the same is true of plane crashes. A simple technical fix is unlikely to solve the problem of incorrect medication errors. A comprehensive system of risk analysis from the pharmacy to the hospital floor or operating room will be necessary to eliminate medication errors.
Monday Links
- Does testosterone affect such preferences as risk taking, fairness and altruism, etc.? No.
- A progressive reviews America’s worst mayor.
- Review of Jeffrey Singer’s new book.
- What price should we pay for new drugs? Part I, Part II and Part III