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Category: News and Events

Tuesday Links – 10 February 2026

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • AMA nixes gender affirming care for youngsters.
  • Bipartisan op ed by former HHS secretaries call for fair treatment for Medicare Advantage.
  • Hunger in the US remains rare – especially in households with children.
  • Longevity is about 50% genetic and 50% environmental.
  • In addition to TrumpRX, what else could be done to encourage direct to consumer drug sales? From Cato:

That involves rolling back regulations that restrict manufacturer-to-patient sales,removing contractual and regulatory obstacles that prevent pharmacies and wholesalers from offering transparent cash prices, easing restrictions on telehealth prescribing tied to online fulfillment, and lowering the tax and compliance penalties that discourage patients from buying medicines outside third-party payment systems.

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WSJ: Competition is Driving Down Prices of Weight-Loss Drugs

Posted on February 9, 2026February 9, 2026 by Devon Herrick

With untold millions of people worldwide who could benefit from GLP-1 drugs, but unable to afford them, lowering price to boost market share is a way to maximize revenue. Along the way competition between the makers of GLP-1 drugs is also driving down the price of drugs to levels middle class consumers can afford.

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Monday Links – 9 February 2026

Posted on February 9, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • What happens when you quit sugar?  (Video)
  • Hims & Hers is selling a Wegovy knockoff pill for $49. Novo Nordisk is suing.
  • Update on Medicare price negotiations.
  • War on poverty update: while poverty fell significantly from 1939 to 1963, the rate of decline was no greater following 1964.  Also, almost all of the poverty decline among children and working-age adults was achieved through higher market incomes instead of government support.
  • Are CMS star ratings for nursing homes useless?
  • Poor people now get about three-fourths of their “income” from government handouts. Back in 1979, the poor actually earned about two-thirds of their income from jobs.
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Friday Links – 6 February 2026

Posted on February 6, 2026February 5, 2026 by John C. Goodman
  • A bad day in Congress for PBMs.
  • Does exposure to hip hop music lead to worse outcomes in education, employment, earnings, teen births and single parenthood? No.
  • It would take a PCP 27 hours per day to deliver guideline-recommended primary care to a typical panel of patients.
  • Hospital merger studies are suspicious, if not fake.
  • Money laundering Gavin Newsom style.
  • Standing between patients and potentially huge benefits of scientific research: decades of regulatory review and delay.
  • The Trump administration really wants you to drink whole milk.
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