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Category: Health Economics & Costs

Friday Links

Posted on August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 by John C. Goodman
  • The case for neoliberalism.
  • Yglesias: why progressives need neoliberalism.
  • You can buy Cerebrolysin online. But does pig brain tissue really have health benefits?
  • Cold is far more dangerous than heat.
  • Nonprofit hospitals get tax exemptions worth more than $10 billion a year.
  • Elisabeth Rosenthal: “Hospitals are some of the biggest businesses in the U.S. — nonprofit in name only,” said Martin Gaynor, an economics and public-policy professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Thursday Links

Posted on August 8, 2024August 9, 2024 by John C. Goodman
  • Thinking hard really does hurt.
  • Tim Walz was a COVID-19 tyrant.
  • Trust in doctors and hospitals is down.
  • Do state government caps on out-of-pocket insulin costs improve access? Apparently not.
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Wednesday Links

Posted on August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 by John C. Goodman

Federal covid aid:  “Through December 2022, we estimate that the federal government allocated $603,000 for each state or local government job-year preserved.”

The simple adage “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is dead wrong. The right number is closer to two or three per day.

Why you should care about the elasticity of supply for new drugs.

KFF:  Weight loss drugs are driving up Obamacare premiums.

Is politics standing in the way of the best tool for handling meth addiction?  (STAT – gated)

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Nearly Half of Patients Receive a Surprise Medical Bill: What You Can Do

Posted on August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 by Devon Herrick

The No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect on January 1, 2022. The federal law protects patients who are unknowingly treated by out-of-network physicians while seeking care at a hospital or clinic that is in-network with their health plan.

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

John C. Goodman,

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