- Over the entire 2026–2036 period, federal subsidies for health insurance total $33.6 trillion.
- Americans are more obese that citizens in other developed countries.
- Chris Jacobs explains why paying cash for drugs “could end up saving you a bundle of money.”
- Unleash Prosperity Hotline: Deborah Birx was worse than Anthony Fauci.
- Montana adopts “right to try.”
- Turns out “Medicare for all” means “Medicaid for all.”
Category: Medicare
The Economist: Baby Boomers Aging Disgracefully
Lately Baby Boomers are supersizing their homes rather than downsizing so young families have enough space. Many are also refusing to retire so Millennials can have their jobs.
Hospice Owners Worry that Medicare Will Derail their Gravy Train
Medicare’s hospice program is designed to provide palliative care for terminally ill patients who are in the last six months of life. The idea is to make terminally ill patients comfortable in their final months, while ceasing therapeutic care. We know some hospice care is fraudulent because too many seniors enrolled are outliving their six-month window. In addition, palliative care should not run into the tens of thousands of dollars.
Tuesday Links – 28 July 2026
- How does the public feel about editing genes to improve the human condition? About 28% would not adopt at any benefit.
- Not everyone is leaving California. (The homeless like it there)
- The Kean/Young bill is a giveaway to higher income seniors on Medicare.
- Yglesias on The Odyssey: Historical accuracy is a modern idea.