- Misuse of Covid PPP Funds: “largest fraud in US history.”
- Veronique de Rugy: data show that the PPP funds benefited mostly those industries with the largest share of employees able to work remotely (hence the least affected by the lockdown) as well as companies well capitalized (and hence not in need of a loan from the government to make payroll).
- Before publicly dismissing the Wuhan lab leak, Fauci told the FBI it was possible.
- Why do US pharmacies keep running out of drugs? Downplayed: the role of government. see Henderson and Hooper on that.
Category: Tuesday Links
Tuesday Links
- By 2021, telehealth use was 38 times pre-pandemic levels. It reduced the risk of hospital readmissions by 76% — with patient satisfaction scores topping 90%.
- FDA deregulation of medical devices increases quality, spurs innovation and reduces prices.
- Surprising finding: European markets have gotten freer while American markets have gotten less free.
- Future of the Internet: A study finds that algorithmically targeted advertising performed worse than ads selected at random.
- After election day, marijuana could be legal in five more states.
Tuesday Links – 25 October 2022
- Arizona ballot measure would cap interest rates on “medical debt” and limit the ability of lenders to seize assets or garnish wages.
- Under a new California law, families must separate not just recyclables from trash, but food waste from recyclables — so they can be composted.
- Does coloscopy screening reduce colon cancer deaths? No. Explanation at Less Wrong
- Study: “we calculate that disparities in air pollution can account for 17-26 percent of the Black-White earnings gap, 5-27 percent of the Hispanic-White earnings gap, and 6-20 percent of the average neighborhood-earnings effect.”
- Can your building make you sick?
Tuesday Links
- Obamacare’s Self-inflicted Wounds
- Henderson and Hooper: expensive drugs are a bargain.
- 9 reasons Americans consume so many mood-altering drugs.
- People who still practice (fear of Covid) social distancing have lower labor marketed participation and lower earnings.
- Commonwealth survey on why people choose Medicare Advantage insurance.