- The down side of weight loss drugs.
- WaPo: provider directory for Medicare Advantage plans is defective.
- Against the Trump administration’s views on autism. (Statnews)
- Enbrel, the blockbuster arthritis drug sold by Amgen, has a 30-year old monopoly and sells for a sticker price of $106,000. (NYT)
- Over the past decade, New York and New Jersey have lost 3 million citizens, taking with them $700 billion in combined personal income.
- Food stamps: One person was receiving them in six different states.
Category: News and Events
WSJ: Blue Cities Foisted Retiree Health Costs on Federal Taxpayers
Democrats are desperately trying to hold on to the illusion that Obamacare is a success, even if it means subsidizing 80% of the premiums for solidly middle-class Americans. I took advantage of the subsidies in 2022, but discovered I no longer qualified in 2023 after the year was already up. A change in retirement planning caused the Internal Revenue Service to claw back my entire subsidy (nearly $5,000) when I filed my 2023 taxes. The goal of reformers should be to reform the Affordable Care Act (ACA), not subsidize it. Republicans should work to allow plans that Americans want to buy and are willing to pay for.
Tuesday Links
- About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime, but only about 1 in 41 will die from it.
- California allows children of any age to marry, as long as at least one parent and a judge approve.
- Why New York City may elect a socialist mayor.
- About 14 million people, or 6 percent of adults, owed more than $1,000 in medical debt in 2021.