In recent years drug makers have developed costly gene therapies priced at more than $1 million. Sometimes these are taken once in a lifetime. Other times they must be repeated periodically. Sometimes they work well, other times not so much.
Category: Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All
Wednesday Links
Scott Sumner: The case for neoliberalism.
Do Food Stamps Make People Fat?
More food-stamp money is spent on soda and sweets than fruits, vegetables, eggs, pasta, beans and rice combined, according to a report by the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Tuesday Links
- Oz promises to go after upcoding in Medicare Advantage plans. (WSJ)
- However, there is more upcoding in traditional Medicare than there is in Medicare Advantage.
- The Economist: Foreign aid is doing more harm than good.
- The New York Times admits it was wrong on covid.
- Bill Frist: Microplastics are poisoning us.