- The Obamacare-created Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) was expected to save $2.8 billion in its first decade. In fact, it increased spending by $5.4 billion.
- Health risks of marijuana.
- Walmart offers telehealth for pets. Amazon may be next.
- Are we paying people not to work?
- One in 10 cancer patients have seen their treatment affected by drug shortages. Of those, 68% had trouble finding substitute medications and 59% reported treatment delay.
Category: Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All
Tuesday Links
- The Biden administration has given the Palestinians more than $1 billion, following the Trump freeze on aid.
- Kaiser: Employer provided family coverage now costs almost $24,000.
- United Health discontinues an AI-type algorithm it was using to deny patients care.
- Bidenomics: The typical white family’s real income rose 1.3%, between 2019 and 2022. But Black and Hispanic families saw declines of 1.6% and 1.1%, respectively.
A Bogus Way to Reduce Medical Debt
I’ve written about medical debt in the past, explaining that not all medical debt is bad. However, medical debt is growing due to Obamacare. I’ve also explained that medical debt has many causes and it’s not always a lack of money. People sometimes refuse to pay because they think their bill is wrong (it often is). Or patients don’t pay outstanding bills because they believe their health plan is liable for the balance. This is just my opinion, but I suspect some outstanding medical debts are because patients think the bill is unfair.
Should We Spend Our Entire GDP on Health Care?
How much medical care does society owe Americans that they could not otherwise afford? It’s not a philosophical question, such as how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. This question plays out every day.