Saturday Links
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
16h ago
HSAs for gig workers. NYT buries the lead: in an article about DOGE, we learn in the 43rd paragraph that the government identified $236 billion of fraudulent government payments in 2023. Falling fertility is becoming a problem the entire world. Michael Cannon: the case against RFK Jr. People can use food stamps to purchase candy, ice cream, soft drinks, donuts, chips, and even birthday cakes – but not a rotisserie chicken ..read more
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WSJ: Insurers Deny 850 Million Claims Annually, 1% are Appealed with 75% Success
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by Devon Herrick
2d ago
The Wall Street Journal reports that health insurers deny 850 million claims a year. The small number of people who appeal often win ..read more
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Friday Links
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
2d ago
Tomas Philipson: My calculations suggest that Medicare price controls will actually increase total health care spending by at least $30 billion over 20 years.  More than 50,000 hospitals now qualify as “safety net” institutions that qualify for 340B status. A 2022 survey estimated that 100 million Americans carry medical debt, and nearly 80 percent of medical debt is held by households with zero or negative net worth. While increases in profits and cash reserves of nonprofit hospitals grow, charity care does not. KFF: health insurers operating through the federal exchanges den ..read more
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Small Towns Recruiting Physicians are Offering Cash and Free Office Rent
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by Devon Herrick
3d ago
What do people do, who live in small towns or rural areas, when they need medical care? They drive to where there are doctors and hospitals. A family member sent me a text the other day saying he was in a regional town 200 miles from his home for a checkup regarding the surgery he got a year ago in that same town ..read more
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Thursday Links
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
3d ago
Some universities get two-thirds of NIH grant money as “overhead.” “Trump should reinstate Obama’s moratorium on risky biological research.” Do ultra processed foods cause depression? Can weight loss drugs ruin your sex life? (NYT) From the time the FDA approves a medical device it takes 5.7 years before Medicare starts paying for it. Trump finally deals with the National Straw Crisis ..read more
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Wednesday Links
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
4d ago
Marijuana use linked to higher risk of death. Is laughing good for your health? (speculative) Doctors debate the confirmation of RFK, Jr. What happens to all the money we have been giving to NGOs ..read more
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Senior Retirement Communities in Short Supply Due to Aging Boomers
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by Devon Herrick
5d ago
By 2030 the U.S. population 80 years of age and older will increase to nearly 19 million people, up 21% from today. Experts say 80 is about the age when seniors begin to need help with daily living activities and will begin looking for senior housing. While recently there was a glut of senior living facilities, this will turn into a shortage by 2030.  ..read more
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Tuesday Links
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
5d ago
Can quantum technologies plus AI open the door to personalized medicine? Can Trump ignore the courts? Can AGI replace college professors ..read more
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A Democrat Lectures Her Own Party
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
6d ago
A $42 billion program for broadband internet, authorized under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, had not connected a single household by December. A $7.5 billion investment in electric vehicle charging stations has reportedly produced just 47 stations across 15 states. More than half of the $1.6 trillion appropriated under Mr. Biden’s four signature bills remains unspent and vulnerable to clawback by the Trump administration. Source: New York Times ..read more
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Health Care in Britain and Canada
The Goodman Institute Health Blog
by John C. Goodman
6d ago
In the United Kingdom, patients are parked in corridors and subjected to horrific conditions. In Canada, cancer patients often cannot get drugs, even if they are approved, and sometimes they are then taken away. And long waits are the global shared misery of these systems. Canada just reached a record 30 weeks. (That’s nearly two football seasons for those keeping score at home.) Source: America Action Forum ..read more
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