Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will spend $100 million to develop low-cost insulin and build an in-state manufacturing facility.
Category: Doctors & Hospitals
FTC to Block Hospital Consolidation
Hospital consolidation is a growing problem. Hospitals merge with rivals to gain market share and to increase bargaining power with health insurers. Market share allows hospitals to negotiate as a block of hospitals rather than individual hospitals competing with each other on price. Research has found that when hospitals merge prices in the area rises as competition is reduced. It generally starts as consolidation within a metropolitan area and then expands to other major markets within the state.
House GOP Health Task Force Way Too Timid
The plan is here.
Hate to be a killjoy but this is sort of like being in a fox hole and no one mentions there are bullets flying overhead. Why is it so difficult for Republicans to address the voters’ most basic problems? Like this:
- People should be able to buy insurance that meets their financial and health care needs– as an alternative to the outrageous deductibles and unaffordable premiums in the Democrat-created health insurance exchange plans.
- People with serious health problems should be able to buy insurance that gives them access to the doctors they need— as an alternative to the narrow provider networks in the Democrat-created health insurance exchange plans.
Thursday Links
- A death row inmate wants to donate a kidney. Texas won’t let him.
- How well does Paxlovid really work?
- Casey Mulligan and Joe Grogan defend PBMs. (WSJ)
- More on surprise bills: they occur in one in five emergency room visits and up to one in six in-network hospital stays.
- The Baduy, an indigenous group in Indonesia, have rejected vaccinations. Their Covid death toll: zero. (NYT)
- More on circadian rhythms: mice live longer if they eat on the right time schedule. (DMN)