- Six former surgeons general warn that RFK Jr. is “endangering the health of the nation.”
- The Obamacare exchanges explained.
- John Cochrane on the 340B program.
- Repurchasing stock does not reduce firms’ real investment.
- Six reasons not to extend Obamacare subsidies.
- Trump: No tariffs on generics. (WSJ)
- Obamacare premiums are not about to double.
Category: Experts
Wednesday Links
- The equivalent of about $1,800 per person in America will be invested this year on A.I.
- Are the Obamacare exchanges unstable?
- Is Trump offering universities a deal they can’t refuse?
- Birth cohort effect: “Those born in 1990 have a two- to threefold increased risk of certain cancers compared with those born in 1955.
- Nearly 5.8 million low-income older adults are eligible for the programs to help them pay Medicare costs but are not enrolled … The applications can run as long as 30 pages in some states. (NYT)
- DIY Health care: Quest Diagnostics now offers more than 150 options directly to consumers — from $29 blood counts to a $385 health profile that evaluates heart, kidney, and liver functions.
Why Does America Pathologize Sadness?
Health and Human Service secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently raised concerns about overuse of antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Writing in Newsweek, psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert argues that the drugs are not the problem. Rather, he believes the problem is a culture of medicating emotions and painful feelings rather than teaching people coping skills.
Thursday Links
- Johns Hopkins prof: arguments for letting the covid-era subsidies expire. (WSJ)
- French pensioners now have higher incomes than working age adults.
- The Economist says nicotine makes you smarter and has no downsides.
- Roughly 55% of the $276 billion of global pharmaceutical research and development investment in 2021 was by companies headquartered in the United States, compared with just 29% to Europe.
- Mississippi and Louisiana now have better reading scores than all blue states.