- Richard Hanania, Tyler Cowen and Scott Sumner on a libertarian approach to Covid.
- Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Obamacare open enrollment.
- Here’s why that matters.
- The Ministry of Truth is back. HT: Tyler
- The Good Nurse is about a man who may have killed 400 patients.
- Arizona woman is arrested for feeding the needy.
Category: Health Insurance
Your Hospital, Health Plan and Possibly Your Doctor are Conspiring Against You
I’ve told this story a million times. A few years ago my wife saw her doctor for a recurring problem. It was something so common her doctor should have known off the top of her head what the problem was. Instead, her doctor strung my wife along for numerous appointments and tests. Perhaps it was…
Tuesday Links – 25 October 2022
- Arizona ballot measure would cap interest rates on “medical debt” and limit the ability of lenders to seize assets or garnish wages.
- Under a new California law, families must separate not just recyclables from trash, but food waste from recyclables — so they can be composted.
- Does coloscopy screening reduce colon cancer deaths? No. Explanation at Less Wrong
- Study: “we calculate that disparities in air pollution can account for 17-26 percent of the Black-White earnings gap, 5-27 percent of the Hispanic-White earnings gap, and 6-20 percent of the average neighborhood-earnings effect.”
- Can your building make you sick?
Biden’s Next Big Headache (and Consumers’): Health Care Inflation
Rising inflation has been in the news lately. About every lawn guy in my far North Texas neighborhood raised his weekly mowing fee about $10 per lawn this spring. Various food items at my local store seemed to have risen in price by 15%, if they’re in stock at all. Even my wife’s Ezekiel Cinnamon & Raisin muffins that used to cost $5.99 were $9.49 the other day at Krogers.