- Are drug companies abusing the patent system by filing multiple additional patents on a drug to keep generics out of the market?
- The National Institutes of Health is proposing price controls for drugs.
- Nearly 70% of Gaza aid from a US-built pier was stolen.
- Should Ozempic be sold over-the-counter?
- Top Fauci adviser allegedly destroyed evidence about origins of COVID-19 pandemic.
- Physicians spend more than four hours a day on average managing and updating EHR. Why can’t AI do the job?
- Could the Chinese system have an advantage over liberal democracies?
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Stanford: Gas Stoves Kill 19,000 People Annually
The first of the year the Biden Administration considered tightening regulations on gas stoves in households and businesses. The Administration claims it was not trying to ban gas stoves. Rather, the proposed rules were intended to reduce harmful emissions and make gas stoves more efficient. In the end the federal agency reached a compromise decision after a fierce backlash by Libertarians, Republicans, moderate Democrats, chefs, home cooks and everyone else who enjoys cooking and eating.
Thursday Links
- Officials believe hundreds of people … posed as customers in dozens of businesses across Chicago and elsewhere, all hoping to win favorable immigration status by becoming “victims” of pre-arranged “armed robberies.”
- Thanks to Medicare, Americans 65 and older in 2022 received medical services worth more than twice as much as those received by Americans aged 25 to 64 ($14,310 vs. $7,096) but paid less in premiums and out-of-pocket costs ($2,216 vs. $2,586).
- Study: Fewer child care regulations are associated with women having more children. (HT: Tyler)
- Robin Hanson continues his debate with Scott Alexander.
- Zero Tolerance laws (setting strict alcohol limits for drivers under age 21) have positive, lifelong effects on the health and income of adolescents.
What difference Has Telemedicine Made?
In 2020, Medicare patients receiving care at health systems in the highest quartile of telemedicine use had 2.5 telemedicine visits per person, compared with 0.7 telemedicine visits per person in the lowest quartile of telemedicine use.
Source: Edited from “Medicare Utilization, Spending, And Quality, 2019–22” in Health Affairs.