- Man gets organ transplant; there were 3,557 people ahead of him on the waiting list.
- NYT doesn’t think there is any waste to be cut in Medicaid.
- Is it a mistake to focus on manufacturing? AAF: There are no jobs to “bring back.”
- No “doctor fix” in the GOP’s House spending bill.
- Heritage Foundation: most Biden documents were signed with an auto pen.
Category: Consumer-Driven Health Care
Tuesday Links
- Scientists estimate that tens of trillions of viruses live inside of us. (NYT)
- The US would have had 1.6 million fewer deaths if it had managed covid the way Sweden did.
- Between 2019-24, the EU approved 13,000 new laws and regulations while the U.S. imposed 5,500.
- The United States imports roughly one-fifth of its pharmaceutical preparations by dollar value from China and India combined.
- Marco Rubio: After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.
WSJ: Is Daylight Savings Time Worth It? Not Really
The original purpose of daylight savings time was to reduce energy consumption by preserving daylight. That is, the sun would set an hour later in the day. What theoretically may have saved energy one hundred or more years ago may not make much difference today. I vote for year-round daylight savings time.
Why We Can’t Build Anything
In the United States it costs roughly $609 million to build a kilometer of rail. In Canada it costs only $295 million and in Portugal, $96 million. Because of regulations and the lack of cost-effective production, a basic elevator in New York City costs about four times as much as that same elevator in Switzerland.
Source: David Brooks