- 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: Drug Prices & Regulations
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)
Sunday Links
- Biden piles on last minute regulations.
- There is wide variation in low value care (e.g., PSA testing for men ages 75+) among the states.
- Medicare Advantage is disproportionately popular among Black, Hispanic, Asian and low-income enrollees.
- Homelessness reaches the highest level on record.
- Health insurer denial: a bionic arm for a little girl without a biological arm is medically unnecessary and is for cosmetic use only.