- New Policy on rationing kidneys: “Facilities will receive a single point for any successful kidney transplant, for example, but thanks to a ‘health equity’ performance adjustment, 1.2 points will be awarded for transplants involving patients from a low-income background.”
- A convoluted discussion of the ethics of gene selection.
- CFPB plans to remove medical debt from credit reports.
- WSJ: “Removing a credit notice for not paying medical bills will result in more unpaid bills.”
- Rare pediatric diseases, or those affecting less than 200,000 children, collectively affect 10 million children in the US with only five percent of rare diseases with any FDA-approved treatment.
- Health share of GDP is projected to reach 19.7 percent by 2032 (up from 17.3 percent in 2022).
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Things to Know About Private Health Insurance
Source: Chris Pope, City Journal
Thursday Links
- Maybe you don’t really need to take statins.
- The Final and Definitive Ruling on Masks: They Don’t Work.
- ON Covid recommendations from Fauci, et. al.: “All those policies, all those recommendations, all the turmoil, and it turns out we might as well just flipped a coin.”
- Study: male sperm counts around the world are not dropping. (HT: Tyler)
- Study: late bedtimes significantly increase the risks of depression, anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
Wednesday Links – 12 June 2024
The psychology of the medical whistleblower revealed.