- Why doctors find it so difficult to treat monkeypox.
- Global backslide in vaccinations: The full three-dose coverage for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTP) was 81 percent in 2021, a drop of five percentage points from 2019.
- The marriage tax: couples can lose as much as 20 years of income to higher taxes and reduced entitlements. (especially Medicaid)
- The attack on America’s best health plans.
- Learning loss from school closures during the the pandemic: the average for 20 countries is a half year of schooling.
Author: John C. Goodman
Monday Links
- Prices that aren’t rising: drugs. In fact, they are falling.
- If global warming is bad for health, why do so few people die from excessive heat in India and Pakistan?
- BA.5 doesn‘t care if you’ve just had Covid-19.
- US men have the highest rate of avoidable deaths among developed countries. The Commonwealth Foundation blames capitalism.
- Paragon study: Insulin bill would raise costs, add to the federal deficit and hurt patients.
- Health care CEOs are doing well: more than 100 of them pulled in at least eight figures last year.
House GOP Health Task Force Way Too Timid
The plan is here.
Hate to be a killjoy but this is sort of like being in a fox hole and no one mentions there are bullets flying overhead. Why is it so difficult for Republicans to address the voters’ most basic problems? Like this:
- People should be able to buy insurance that meets their financial and health care needs– as an alternative to the outrageous deductibles and unaffordable premiums in the Democrat-created health insurance exchange plans.
- People with serious health problems should be able to buy insurance that gives them access to the doctors they need— as an alternative to the narrow provider networks in the Democrat-created health insurance exchange plans.
Friday Links
- Physicians decide they like telemedicine. Of course, they are the reason it was outlawed for so long.
- During the pandemic, nearly 30,000 people died from drug-resistant infections occurring in Hospitals, nursing homes and other health care settings. (NYT)
- Did hospitals overuse antibiotics during the pandemic and did that reduce their effectiveness?
- Ivermectin debate continues – it seems to have helped Brazilians.
- Rapid tests still work; maybe even against BA.5