Now that the Covid-19 Pandemic has waned tuberculosis is once again the top killer of people worldwide. By some estimates the mortality rate is about 50% if left untreated. More than eight million people around the world are infected with tuberculosis (TB), according to the World Health Organization
Category: Health Insurance
Wednesday Links
- Evidence on the declining mental health of children and theories to explain that from Jonathan Haidt.
- Rochelle P. Walensky wins the Anthony Fauci Courage in Leadership Award.
- Here are all the reasons she doesn’t deserve it.
- The media is misreporting what the IRA act actually did.
- How a Donald Trump presidency would change health care. (Included: Goodman Institute plan to revamp the Obamacare exchanges.) Statnews
The Long-Term Care Market is Collapsing; Policy Holders Feel Stranded
In response to something I had written, a man called my office to lecture me about it. He explained that if medical inflation was higher than investment rates of return, it would be nearly impossible for an insurance company to make money selling coverage for long term care. He had a point. Due to the skyrocketing cost of long-term care, many people are finding their long-term care premiums are skyrocketing.