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Government’s Role in Health Care Keeps Growing

Posted on August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 by John C. Goodman

This is Brian Blase in Health Affairs:

More than one in four Americans is now enrolled in Medicaid.

Close to 20 percent of all enrollees are only eligible for the program because the Biden administration has extended the COVID public health emergency far past the time of an actual public health emergency.

Only 4.5 million people who are lawfully present in the United States lack health insurance and are not eligible for Medicaid, a subsidized exchange plan, or employer-sponsored insurance. This equals 1.7% of the under-65 population.

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Wednesday Links

Posted on August 17, 2022August 16, 2022 by John C. Goodman

Socialized medicine by stealth: Medicaid rolls during the pandemic have swelled by 24 million—a 34% increase—while two million more adults have enrolled in ObamaCare exchange plans.
Were Democrats being “racist” when they left 2.2 million (disproportionately Black) poor people without health insurance while giving subsidies to high-income (disproportionately white) people. This is consistent with the history of social insurance.
Covid Vaccine backlash: “10 percent of those vaccinated said they wish they hadn’t done so, while 15 percent of adults said they have been diagnosed with a new condition by a medical practitioner weeks or months after the first dose.”
Study: Mandatory paid sick leave reduces ER visits. If so, employers and employees should be able to voluntarily adopt it until the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost. Duh!

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Landmark Alzheimer’s Study May be Bogus

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Devon Herrick

A landmark study published in 2006 implied amyloid beta in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients could be the cause of their disease. However, a new investigation is casting doubt on data used in the 2006 study.

In a lengthy investigation published in the journal Science, a researcher has expressed concerns that a prominent 2006 Alzheimer’s disease study may have falsified images.

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Tuesday Links

Posted on August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 by John C. Goodman

These are from Heritage:

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