Monday Links Posted on June 6, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman Biden’s fix for the “family glitch” would leave members of the same family in different health plans. Banning menthol cigarettes may do more harm than good. Treating drug use as a health problem instead of a criminal law problem is working well in some prisons. Trustees: Medicare will be insolvent in six years. Did the Biden administration secretly negotiate with foreign governments to obviate the intellectual property rights of Covid vaccine producers? +
Monday Links Posted on May 30, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman You’re not just likely to get the coronavirus; you’re likely to get it again and again and again. Healthcare Economist reaches 5,000 posts. Against Biden’s fix for the “family glitch.” Is monkeypox a “gay disease”? Most ideas for preventing school shootings are unlikely to work. With a bit of your DNA, scientists can predict the color of your skin and your hair and even your eyes. +
Monday Links Posted on May 23, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman Zeke Emanual: “a 1-in-33 chance” of long Covid is enough to keep him in an N95 mask, out of indoor restaurants and off trains and planes as much as possible. Through little known programs, low- and moderate-income Medicare enrollees can get almost all their drug costs paid for, including the Part D premium. The Covid pandemic was really profitable for some. The White House is preparing for vaccine rationing. +
Monday Links Posted on May 16, 2022July 25, 2022 by John C. Goodman History and overview of abortion pills. Do contraceptive pills work on fat women? Against nurse visits. How reliable are crime labs? There’s no shortage of baby formula for illegal immigrants crossing the border. Why isn’t instant formula pouring in from other countries? Because of bad government policies. +