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Friday Links – 3 July 2026

Posted on July 3, 2026July 2, 2026 by John C. Goodman

The average silver plan deductible this year is $5,304.
Doctors can change the color of your eyes. (Cost: $12,000)
Less developed countries can ignore patent law, reverse engineer patented drugs and make them available – even to visitors from developed countries. (NYT)
Chemotherapy drugs in short supply are being rationed.
The “Fiscal Democracy Index” measures the share of revenues remaining after accounting for the mandatory spending and interest costs imposed by past Congresses. In the early to mid-1960s, the index stood at over 60 percent. Today, the index has fallen to zero.

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Friday Links – 26 June 2026

Posted on June 26, 2026June 25, 2026 by John C. Goodman

FDA to speed up approval of new drugs.
Norway has the world’s most generous long-term-care insurance, spending a whopping 4.1 percent of its GDP on formal elder-care services, 94 percent of which is publicly funded. And yet, nearly half of elderly Dutch residents who need assistance with the basic functions of daily life—dressing, bathing, grocery shopping, paying bills—still partly or even entirely rely on informal care from family and friends.
The Trump administration doesn’t really have a definition for ultra-processed foods. (The Atlantic)
Two roads to fast clinical trials that the US is not taking.
“The compliance costs imposed by federal taxes were estimated at $546 billion in 2024, which was more than 10 percent of the tax revenues raised.” (Entire piece worth reading)
“The administrative costs of … federal welfare programs, including SNAP, Medicaid, school lunches, housing benefits, and five others … averaged 12.6 percent.” (ditto)

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Friday Links – 19 June 2026

Posted on June 19, 2026June 18, 2026 by John C. Goodman

Krugman: A public option is the answer in health care. We have had one in Medicare for two decades and most seniors prefer the private option.
Peter Coy interviews Larry Kotlikoff on Social Security.
Colorado approved to import drugs from Canada. (Statnews)
In one region of Quebec, 13 of every 100 deaths is by assisted suicide. (NYT)
The case for getting more sun. (Vitamin D pills are a poor substitute)
Study: Health risks of alcohol accelerate after one drink a day.

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Friday Links – 12 June 2026

Posted on June 12, 2026June 11, 2026 by John C. Goodman

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