Why both parties missed an opportunity to reform Medicaid. Why they missed an opportunity to reform the Obamacare exchanges. Why partisanship is the biggest obstacle to sensible health reform.
Watch Dr. Goodman’s talk to the Public Affairs Luncheon Club in Dallas.
Category: Health Insurance
Wednesday Links – 4 February 2026
- Issue causing a sharp divide among Catholics: how to take communion.
- “Thomas joins a growing number of people who say their casual A.I. use turned excessive and addictive, and led them to a state of psychosis that almost cost them their lives.”
- 53 percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries receive care through an accountable care organization.
- Hard to believe: Democrats are objecting to TrumpRx.
- Male birth control is on the horizon. (Statnews)
- More than one-quarter of physicians enrolled In Medicaid delivered no care to beneficiaries.
- KFF poll: other than cost, authorizations rank as public’s biggest burden when getting health care.
Tuesday Links – 3 February 2026
- Virginia Democrats are planning to raise every conceivable tax.
- Modern medicine saves more lives than ever. So why do patients feel less cared for?
- Does a direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug sale risk a pharmaceutical manufacturer violating the federal anti-kickback statute.
- How much of the government fraud problem results from the role of NGOs?
WSJ: Simple Tips to Assist Aging in Place in Your Own Home
Most seniors want to remain in their own home as they age. The Wall Street Journal reported on steps that can reduce injuries and help seniors remain in their homes. Remodeling and adaptive technologies to make it easier to age in your own home can cost thousands of dollars depending on what needs to be done. WSJ has a handy remodeling estimator tool.