Tuesday Links

The AMA says obesity is a disease. But the medical community has never provided a precise definition for obesity as a disease.

The US does not have mini recessions. (Recommended)

The per enrollee cost of Medicaid is higher than the average cost in employer plans in almost 20 states, sometimes by a considerable margin. 

Education fail: Not a single child tested proficient in math in 67 Illinois schools. For reading, it’s 32 schools.  So, what have the Illinois legislature and Governor JB Pritzker done about it?  They shut down the Illinois Invest in Kids Scholarship program that allowed kids to attend private schools.

Cato: Lessons from covid.