- China may find a cure for cancer before we do.
- Paragon: More than 6 million improper Obamacare enrollees in 2026.
- Does government welfare crowd our social capital? Apparently.
- The Manhattan Institute has an immigration calculator. You plug in various policy options and it tells you what the effects are on federal finances.
- Here is what Yglesias has to say about it.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
WSJ: Advanced Diagnostics are the Future of Medicine, Just Not Yet…
In the near future, doctors may be able to predict the speed at which your individual organs are aging, and detect cancer, Alzheimer’s and other diseases long before you develop symptoms. GLP-1 drugs, now used for diabetes and weight loss, might be prescribed to protect your heart or brain or to treat a range of chronic conditions. And instead of a knee or hip replacement, you could get new bone and joint treatments designed to reverse physical decline entirely by regenerating tissue in damaged joints.
Tuesday Links – 16 June 2026
- Some employers have decided weight loss drug are too expensive to cover.
- Are iPhones causing the drop in fertility?
- Skepticism about iPhone/fertility links.
- Why Medicaid work requirements are not going to result in very much work.
- Focus of the new left: anti-growth.
- Should we legalize the adoption market?
Americans Really, Really Don’t Trust Government
Americans’ trust in government has fallen to historic lows. Explore the political, economic, and historical factors that contributed to the decline and what could rebuild confidence.