- Are foreign trained doctors better than US trained doctors? I doubt it.
- Why we need health insurance companies.
- Other than Medicare Advantage, no health plan wants a sick person.
- Oz and RFK, Jr. clash over weight loss drugs.
- Only 9% of tax filers today itemize deductions, and they are almost all of them are millionaires and billionaires. So why not get rid of them and move to a flat tax?
Category: Doctors & Hospitals
Doctors Taught Little About Nutrition Even Though Half of Medical Costs are Diet-Related
Heart disease, cancer, obesity, diabetes and Alzheimer’s are the most expensive disease burdens in the United States, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Medical Prices are Outrageous; What is the Appropriate Price?
What are the appropriate prices for medical care? Economists do not really know; except they should have far lower than they are.
Monday Links
- You have to be an American Indian who participates in religious ceremonies in order to legally use peyote.
- Inflation update: Lower-income households experienced higher 2024 inflation rates than higher-income groups, with the gap exceeding 70 basis points between the second and top income deciles.
- A “face test” does a better job than doctors at predicting cancer survival. (WSJ)
- You can take a selfie and determine your own biological age. (WSJ)