Monday Links – The Goodman Institute Health Blog

Monday Links – 13 July 2026

Posted on July 13, 2026July 12, 2026 by John C. Goodman

CBO Medicaid managed care doesn’t improve outcomes.
Henderson and Hooper on why the FDA needs to stick to safety and forget efficacy. (recommended)
Robin Hanson: ~1/2 of prices changes due to firm announcements happen beforehand, and ~1/2 of that is due to insider trading.
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries enrolled in plans with higher prior authorization rates were more likely to disenroll from their contract—moving either to another Medicare Advantage contract or to traditional Medicare.
People who live closer to a pharmacy are more likely to get medications.

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Monday Links – 29 June 2026

Posted on June 29, 2026June 28, 2026 by John C. Goodman

JAMA studies: COVID-19 booster vaccines offer significant protection against severe outcomes, including hospitalizations and cardiovascular complications.
The International Space Station will be replaced by privatized space stations. (A negative view I do not agree with.)
Everything you ever want to know about tests on the effects of vitamin D.
If we confiscated all of Elon Musk’s wealth and divided it equally among 350 million Americans, how much extra consumption could each American enjoy? 28 cents.
One test on one vial of blood can screen for up to fifty different cancers at once. (Not yet approved by the FDA.)
Cancer deaths in the US have fallen 35% over the past 35 years, resulting in 5 million fewer deaths.

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Monday Links – 22 June 2026

Posted on June 22, 2026 by John C. Goodman

SS Trustees: “We need to either raise scheduled revenue by 2034 by about one-third, reduce scheduled benefits by about one-fourth or some combination of the two.”
Interesting SS reform ideas from Andy Biggs.
The biology of extreme athletes: they have less cortisol and more dopamine. (NYT)
Patrick Henry speech.
Scott Sumner: why the murder rate has been falling.
Phil Gramm: Reagan tax cuts made the tax system more progressive.

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Monday Links – 15 June 2026

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by John C. Goodman

Krugman: “We need a deMAGAfication similar to deNazification.”
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reneged on his proclamations to improve access to addiction treatments like methadone and buprenorphine…. A year long investigation by STAT in 2024 found that virtually every sector of American society is obstructing the use of treatments that could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year, (Statnews)
Between 60 and 80 percent of US adults have reported they withheld at least one pertinent piece of medical information from a healthcare provider during a visit.
Why alcohol leads to overeating.
Twenty six years after being approved by the European Union the FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient.
Does this mean that our sunscreens are safer? No.
Skepticism about the iPhone/fertility link.

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