- At 6 percent of GDP, the deficit of $1.8 trillion is unlike anything we’ve seen during times of relative prosperity.
- Krugman: the food stamp program is most important to overwhelmingly white rural counties that strongly supported Trump.
- Was there really a Our Lady of Fatima miracle in 1917?
- The Pharmaceutical Derangement Syndrome (PDS) explained.
- 14 reasons to like the big beautiful tax bill.
Category: Health Economics & Costs
The Cost of Pet Cancer Care Rivals a Car, Yet Texas Limits Competition
This topic became an issue for me because of my dog Clementine. I recently wrote about her experience at the veterinarian. She had surgery for bladder stones, but the surgery did not resolve her problems. We took her back twice more, finally getting a referral to a specialist. A veterinary internal medicine specialist did a very thorough examination costing nearly $1,500. The pathology report found cancer that had metastasized.
Monday Links
- Against killing drug smugglers on speed boats. (NYT)
- FREOPP: To end the government shutdown, let heath plans age rate their premiums and create reinsurance. (WaPo)
- Study: The poorest Americans die, on average, nine years earlier than the wealthiest Americans.
- Premiums on healthcare.gov set to rise by 30%: “Without the expiring subsidies, healthy people will drop out.”
- Is the feminization of society the reason for the rise of wokeness?
Friday Links
- How tariffs affect small business.
- MedPAC estimated the federal government is paying 20% more ($84 billion) than if the same beneficiaries were in traditional Medicare.
- Healthcare Leadership Council: Don’t believe MedPac.
- Does lack of religious belief explain America’s falling birth rate?
- Trump pushing for digital heath reform. (I already use MyChart. It works like a charm.)