- Sally Pipes on the House Republican health bill.
- The American prisoner/homicide ratio is about average for the First World, whereas the number of police per homicide is very low. Recommended
- Scientists discover a new tool to combat drug-resistant bacteria.
- Eli Lilly to sell its weight loss drug directly to patients.
- Biden gives federal workers a 5.2% pay raise. Social Security retirees are getting only 3.2% cost of living increase.
- Where are the new jobs? Health care and government work top the list.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Drug Reimportation Approved in Florida (but it’s unlikely to work)
The United States has a robust drug industry and Americans have access to a wide range of prescription drugs. However, drug prices are far higher in the U.S. than many other countries. The U.S. drug pipeline operates on what economists call price discrimination, charging some customers (countries) more than others.
Friday Links
- Why the federal debt grows: Spending, not taxes, explains it all.
- Newsom extends free healthcare to 700,000 Illegal Immigrants, despite record budget deficit.
- What part of the health care system does not have any organized lobby in Washington? Patients.
- What is the rate of return on exercise in terms of life extension? 5.8%
- The US has higher health care prices that other countries, but it also delivers more care than any other country.
- Rising syphilis rates linked to lack of prenatal care.
Thursday Links
- Biden’s executive order uses the Defense Production Act (DPA) to allow the government to produce drugs that are in short supply. It also waives any requirement to notify Congress before taking action.
- In 1980, physician donations to the two parties was 50/50; by 2018, 90% of physician donations were going to Democrats.
- Where are all the U-Hauls going? Texas ranks first and California ranks last.
- Australia has gone more than 30 years without a recession. Scott Sumner explains why.
- Can therapy help make you rich? “Light-touch psychological interventions, such as videos that aim to raise aspirations, have shown some promise in … improving economic well-being.”
- Recent increases in Medicare spending have been concentrated in specialties with the greatest proliferation of new Medicare billing codes. This is spending on new procedures.