- There is no placebo effect.
- A new study by Economist Zach Mazlish of the University of Oxford finds that households suffered a 1.7% median annualized decline in post-tax real income during Biden’s term, far more negative than previously reported. But under Trump real median income surged by 2.1% per year.
- What to know about RFK and the FDA. (Statnews)
- RFK v, the AMA (Statnews)
- Are health sharing ministries a low-cost alternative to traditional health insurance?
- World-renowned vaccine scientist: What RFK gets right.
Category: COVID-19 and Public Health
Thursday Links
- The extraordinary success of vaccines.
- Who should pay for really expensive drugs?
- Trump-era efforts to accelerate vaccine development (Operation Warp Speed) should focus on a new target: bird flu.
- Why do doctors win most of the arbitrations created by the No Surprise (Billing) Act? Because they have better arguments.
Study: Heavy Drinking Rose During Covid and Has Not Fallen
Drinking had already jumped before the Covid Pandemic and shot up even more during Covid. Many Americans felt isolated, worried for the future, stressed due to income loss, risk of death and uncertainty. They drank as a result, or perhaps they drank more as a result. The proportion of Americans who drank alcohol rose, as did the amount of alcohol they drank.
Wednesday Links
- The case against sports gambling.
- Pharma has a new ad targeting PBMs.
- RFK Jr.: 600 people at the National Institutes of Health will be fired on day one of Trump’s second term.
- RFK Jr.: “We’re not gonna take vaccines away from anybody.”
- Josh Barro on what’s wrong with Blue cities.
- Medicare Advantage plans sue CMS over star ratings. (Modern Healthcare)