- Sally Pipes on the House Republican health bill.
- The American prisoner/homicide ratio is about average for the First World, whereas the number of police per homicide is very low. Recommended
- Scientists discover a new tool to combat drug-resistant bacteria.
- Eli Lilly to sell its weight loss drug directly to patients.
- Biden gives federal workers a 5.2% pay raise. Social Security retirees are getting only 3.2% cost of living increase.
- Where are the new jobs? Health care and government work top the list.
Category: Health Insurance
Drug Reimportation Approved in Florida (but it’s unlikely to work)
The United States has a robust drug industry and Americans have access to a wide range of prescription drugs. However, drug prices are far higher in the U.S. than many other countries. The U.S. drug pipeline operates on what economists call price discrimination, charging some customers (countries) more than others.
Wednesday Links
- To stay healthy, eat nuts, beans and whole grains.
- Can germs be good for you? One study says yes.
- Drug shortages are affecting half a million consumers. The problem has persisted for more than 20 years.
- Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s bill would abolish “disparate treatment based on ethnicity or creed” and “compelled speech” at colleges and universities that receive federal money.
- The US has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries. Could lack of civility and empathy be the reason?
Wednesday Links
- A proposal: for reference pricing – why aren’t insurance companies and employers doing this?
- Cato’s Human Freedom Index: Switzerland is No. 1. The US is No. 17
- 3 million children have been dropped from Medicaid and CHIP this year.
- Homelessness is surging in blue states and blue cities.
- Bernie Sanders to introduce bill to restrict US drug prices to the prices paid by other developed countries. (Some similarity to a Trump policy that Biden rescinded.) InsideHealthPolicy — Gated