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Category: Cost of Healthcare

Friday Links

Posted on February 10, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • Is big city noise a health hazard?
  • The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries that allow drugmakers to market directly to consumers.
  • Could a 5th Circuit ruling that “perpetual funding” of government agencies or programs is unconstitutional threaten Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid?
  • How to treat a cold.
  • The cost of obesity: $2,505 in extra medical costs every year – with the number rising with the extent of obesity.
  • Hispanic health paradox: Hispanics have higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality and less mental illness.
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Thursday Links

Posted on February 9, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • In his State of the Union address, Biden  spent more time on health care than on any other issue.
  • Biden on Social Security and Medicare: proposed sunsetting all federal programs (1975); proposed freezing all federal programs (1984); proposed tying  the freeze to an increase in the debt limit (1984).
  • Are saunas actually good for you? (NYT)
  • An asteroid named Psyche has metals supposedly worth $10 quintillion.
  • Do people wear masks because they think they look ugly?
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State of the Union Missed the Mark on Health Care

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Devon Herrick

President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday and health care was a prominent theme. Among others, he called for a fix to unaffordable health costs. Kaiser Health News reported:

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Mental Health Startup Goes Bust, gets an Economics Lesson in the Process

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Devon Herrick

A new high-tech mental health startup called Mindstrong discovered an important lesson in economics. That lesson was that Americans value mental health services until they must pay for them. Writing in Stat News, psychiatrist Roy Perlis had this to say:

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

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