- Chinese military had deep ties to Wuhan lab suspected of COVID-19 outbreak.
- The case for more competition in Medicare.
- A deep dive into the statistically weak case for veganism.
- 2022 was a record year for the number of solar energy projects that were rejected by rural communities in the United States.
- One good thing that came out of the Vietnam war (and about the only good thing I can think of): our best malaria drug.
- Medicare sets price for 10,000 doctor services. What happens when the prices are wrong? Doctors and hospitals have perverse incentives to over provide services with high reimbursement rates and under provide services with low rates.
Category: Monday Links
Monday Links
- Why the new food stamp work requirements matter.
- Republicans have been as bad as Democrat’s when it comes to federal regulations.
- How much do you like your job? 9 of 10 workers would give up a quarter of their lifetime earnings to do meaningful work. (WSJ)
- Johns Hopkins study: less than 10% of Texas hospitals ever sued a patient for an unpaid bill. Even in those cases, the hospitals’ recovery was scanty and half the time the patients didn’t even show up at the hearing.
- But here is an exception: A rich nonprofit hospital denies care to patients who don’t pay their bills. (NYT)
- Noah Smith: there is a need for libertarianism after all. HT: Tyler
Monday Links
- Roughly half of states are waiving current food stamp work requirements. Of 800 counties nationwide where work is waived, only 20 have unemployment rates above the 10% threshold prescribed by the waiver process.
- Michael Tanner: work requirements can be cumbersome and costly to enforce; there is also limited evidence that they increase employment or save much money.
- Federal housing subsides are twice as large as cash welfare; and they come with no time limits and no work requirements.
- Mile long trains can keep EMTs away from patients who need help.