Many Red States have proposed to add work requirements to Medicaid eligibility. The Georgia Medicaid program is currently the only state in the nation to have a work requirement as a condition of eligibility, but other states have expressed an interest.
Category: Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All
Monday Links
- The U.S. military now estimates that the cartels directly control around 30-35% of Mexican territory. Over eighty politicians or candidates for political office were killed in Mexico during the country’s 2021 midterm elections. (HT: Tyler)
- Does living around people with a college degree lengthen your life expectancy? Apparently.
- Reasons to doubt the USDA report on the prevalence of food insecurity.
- Why the Biden/Harris claim that they have legalized marijuana is mostly false.
- What explains the slowdown in Medicare spending? A major reason is pharmaceuticals.
Wednesday Links
- Cancer phobia: In 2017, 21.3 million American women had cancer screening tests even though they were outside the age ranges for recommended screening. 10.1 million men outside the recommended age ranges had a PSA test.
- People with Obamacare health insurance are being switched to other plans without their knowledge or consent by rogue agents.
- Why are expensive cancer treatments excluded from Medicare’s price negotiations?
- Henry Miller: “The vaccines saved 2.9 million lives, prevented 12.5 million hospitalizations, and saved $500 billion in hospitalization.”
Friday Links – 15 March 2024
- Updating the Hippocratic oath.
- Medicare Advantage plans get paid 6% more than traditional Medicare but they are 13% less costly.
- The main reason why traditional Medicare is so wasteful: 70% of enrollees have Medigap insurance, which means the cost of care to the patient is essentially zero.
- Government employees make 40% more than private sector workers. Plus, they have de facto tenure.
- Private health care is the new normal in Britain.