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Category: Friday Links

Friday Links

Posted on May 26, 2023May 25, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • CBO: 6.2 million people will become uninsured due to the Medicaid unwinding as about 15.5 million people transfer away from the program. In Priceless, I argued that we should have government funded premium support for private insurance instead of privately managed Medicaid.
  • Both Biden and Trump favor industrial policy. Here is why economists are skeptical.
  • Why giving to public health in poor countries is sometimes better than giving people cash. (Yglesias)
  • One in five adults experience chronic pain. (NYT) it may not be all in your mind, but your mind is definitely involved.
  • More from the CBO: federal tax subsidies for employer-provided health insurance cost $2,075 per person in FY 2023 — significantly less than the federal cost of both Medicaid expansion ($7,069) and Obamacare premium subsidies ($6,169).
  • Paragon: The expected drop in Medicaid enrollment, as people migrate to employer plans, is a large net positive for the federal budget.
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Friday Links

Posted on May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • New England Journal of Medicine article praises the separation of medical students by race while calling for the establishment of white-only affinity groups whose members should be “held accountable.” 
  • New York City Council: Employers can’t refuse to hire someone because they are fat.
  • Austin City Council: Employers can no longer object to employee hair styles.
  • Why are state regulations stricter on Children’s tattoos than they are on children sex changes?  (WSJ)
  • Drug shortages are nearing an all-time high — leading to rationing.  (NYT)
  • Half the people in New York City cannot afford to live there: necessary take-home pay: $100K. (NYT)
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Friday Links

Posted on May 12, 2023May 11, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • Over-the-counter birth control decision is a small step in the right direction – many more steps are needed.
  • At $3.5 million for a one-time dose, Hemgenix (which cures hemophilia) is now the most expensive drug in the world.
  • Gender bias in academia? A lot less than you might think.
  • Michael Drummond on high US drug prices: “My hope as a European is that US never gets its health system in order.”
  • British babies born with DNA from three people.
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Friday Links

Posted on May 5, 2023May 4, 2023 by John C. Goodman
  • What a hospital in the home is like at Mayo. Note: this is only possible because of Covid relaxation of normal Medicare and Medicaid rules.
  • A proposal for value-based drug pricing. I am skeptical
  • AI is learning how to read your mind. MRI scans reveal unexpressed thoughts.
  • Private industry developed a nonaddictive painkiller. The FDA is why it isn’t widely available. (WSJ)
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