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Category: Cost of Healthcare

Abortion Made Easy

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by John C. Goodman

All you need is a few pills and a laptop.

the majority of abortions in the U.S. are now done through the use of abortion pills.  It is a two step process, and the two medications must be prescribed by a physician. Until last December, women were required to see a physician in person, but the FDA permanently lifted those requirements, following a temporary waiver during the pandemic. The pills are considered both highly effective and safe.  There are startups, like Hey Jane and Just the Pill, that specialize in them.

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Is Mosquito Control a Public Good? (Medicaid Expansion is Definitely Not!)

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Devon Herrick

California became the home to the Aedes aegypti mosquito about a decade ago. Since then, it can be found from the Mexican border all the way to the northern California border with Oregon. It’s been found in 200 cities spread across 22 California counties. Its arrival was not welcome, however.

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Medicare Drug Plan Spending Growth to Double

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Devon Herrick

A report published in Health Affairs estimates that Medicare Part D spending will rapidly increase in the coming years. The reasons are both good news and bad news. Basically, new drugs in the pipeline and an increasing array of specialty drugs will drive spending growth. From 2009 to 2018 spending on Medicare Part D drugs increased about…

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Monday Links

Posted on May 9, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman

Doctors file lawsuit against HHS over paying more to docs who practice “woke” medicine.

Why don’t medicines have names that are easy to pronounce and remember?

Biden Adm. wants certificate of need for charter schools.

There aren’t enough Covid boosters for everyone to have a second booster by Sept 1.

Sec. Mark Esper: Trump proposed shooting Patriot missiles into Mexico to destroy drug labs.

Is being a child in America worse than in other countries?

In the first year of a baby’s life, parents face 1,750 difficult decisions. But compared to the influence of DNA, how much does any of that matter? Recommended.

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