Today about two-thirds of public water supplies have fluoride injected into the water supply. Not everyone is happy about it, however. Many health-conscious people believe fluoride to be a neurotoxin, while others believe fluoride to be an important public health tool. Groups in the state of California have sued to force the EPA to investigate and reduce recommended fluoride levels in water. Florida is considering banning fluoride as well.
Category: Cost of Healthcare
Thursday Links
- Poll: Liberals are less mentally healthy than conservatives.
- Travel nurses can make $2,776.15 a week in California.
- CBO: The House reconciliation bill could increase the number of people without health insurance by 8.6 million.
- AI is threatening the bottom rung of the career ladder. (NYT)
- Between 2015 and 2024, the amount of annual drug shortages nearly doubled.
Reform Obamacare Rather than Extend Subsidies
Several years ago, I was surprised to discover that I qualified for an Obamacare premium subsidy. The Biden Administration passed enhanced tax credits, capping premiums for benchmark plans at no more than 8.5% of income for families earning far above 400% of federal poverty level (FPL). The 2010 Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) originally limited subsidies to those earning no more than 400% of the FPL. I had subsidized coverage for a year and the following year there was a change in my retirement planning, and I lost my subsidy. I owed an extra $5,500 when I filed my tax return, due to IRS clawing back my subsidy. I also lost my subsidy the following year, and this year.