Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is considering firing all 16 members of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. In case you are wondering, the task force is an all-volunteer group of experts who make recommendations about which preventive services Americans should receive. Preventive services – think immunizations, mammograms, colonoscopies – all have a rating A, B, C, D and I. You can view the recommendations here. Services with recommendations of A and B are free under the Affordable Care Act.
Category: Health Economics & Costs
Wednesday Links
- Trump regulators appear ready to crush a drug that has already received FDA approval.
- States ranked on health care metrics – 10 best and ten worst.
- Kennedy plans overhaul of federal vaccine injury program.
- Half of all chemicals (natural or synthetic) cause cancer if given in high doses.
- What was so bad about the Social Security Fairness Act.
Tuesday Links
- Can AI help DOGE eliminate thousands of regulations?
- “In an aging world, government may see medically aided death as a cost saver.”
- M.D. vs. D.O. Does it matter? (NYT)
- “In 2020, 66% of U.S. entitlement spending went to the 17% of the population aged 65 and older. That age cohort contributed only 11% of U.S. direct tax revenues.”
- Pet care costs are rising almost as fast as child care.
Bernie Sanders Acolyte in MAHA Drag
Vinay Prasad, an FDA Commissioner, wields more power than Anthony Fauci ever did at the National Institutes of Health.
Source: Allysia Finley, Wall Street Journal