- Medicare Advantage enrollees have fewer inpatient hospital stays and are less likely to be discharged to any postacute care setting.
- Capretta on surprise medical bills. He seems to endorse the Goodman solution.
- Is ivermectin effective against covid? What ChatGPT gets wrong.
- What to know about Trump accounts.
- What a “hospital death spiral” looks like.
Category: Single-Payer/Medicare-for-All
Thursday Links – 5 March 2026
- Nearly one fourth of the uninsured do not sigh up for a plan because the process is too difficult or confusing.
- Why construction of anything is so hard in California.
- Mitochondrial Eve, the common female ancestor from whom all humans are descended, lived in Africa some 200,000 years ago.
- Without Food Stamp coverage, prices of junk food fall.
- Medicare payment rates over time: good for hospitals, bad for doctors.
Insurers Push Back Against Drug Copay Cards That Lower Patient Cost Sharing
People in government programs (Medicare and Medicaid) are not allowed to use drug copay cards precisely for the reason drugmakers offer them: drug copay cards are a financial inducement to spend the government’s money.
Wednesday Links – 25 February 2026
- CMS to publish network lists for Medicare Advantage plans.
- Peru’s new President taps Hernando de Soto to be prime minister.
- American foods banned in many European countries: Ritz Crackers, Twinkies, Coffee-Mate, Froot Loops, and Gatorade.
- CMS has removed nearly 1.5 million ineligible individuals from (ACA) marketplace subsidies, saving approximately $10 billion annually through its fraud crackdown efforts.
- GAO: In FY 2024, 16 federal agencies reported a total estimate of about $162 billion in improper payments across 68 programs.