- AAF fun fact of the day: Canada has 432 MRI machines, while the United States has roughly 13,000. Adjusting for population, the United States has roughly four times the number of MRI machines per capita.
- Krugman: Why Republicans can’t afford to cut Medicaid benefits.
- The incidence of the flu is approaching recon levels. Vaccination rates are down.
- Argument: one-third of Medicare spending is waste.
- Prices insurers pay for common medical procedures are all over the map.
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Friday Links
- CBO: the amount we are spending to eliminate poverty is twice as much as the federal poverty level.
- Brooke Rollins is tackling bird flu.
- Jeff Bezos on changes at the Washington Post: “We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.”
- Heritage: Needed changes in Medicaid.
- AEI “audits” DOGE’s savings at the Education Department.
Why DOGE Employee Firings May Not Reduce Spending
An executive order signed on February 11 calls for a transition to a general policy across the government of one hire for every four departures combined with possible reductions in force in select agencies.
Source: James Capretta, AEI
Scott Sumner on Our Drug Laws
It’s all about the fact that poor Black and Hispanic men need to be put in prison while glamorous Hollywood actors and pop stars need to be protected from prison.