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Ideology over Education

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on March 31, 2023.

The state of graduate medical education gets too little attention, but the next generation of medicine is being shaped by what is happening right now. Covid school closures were a disaster, including for medical students, but the problems have been brewing much longer as curricula increasingly prioritize a “woke” agenda over scientific education. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, a former associate dean … [Read more...] about Ideology over Education

Filed Under: Medical Education, Newsletter

Freezing Innovation

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on March 24, 2023.

The Biden administration issued its guidance last week to explain how it plans to implement price controls on pharmaceuticals, per the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” and it is even more outrageous than the law itself. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its first list of 27 drugs it will target for government price … [Read more...] about Freezing Innovation

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter, Prescription Drugs

New Treatments for Obesity

POSTED BY Galen Institute on March 22, 2023.

by Grace-Marie Turner | Published March 20, 2023 at RealClearHealth | Obesity is a serious health problem for millions of Americans and for our nation where 42% of US adults are living with obesity.  The association with other chronic conditions, including heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes, is incontrovertible.  Obesity also has been identified as … [Read more...] about New Treatments for Obesity

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare, Prescription Drugs, Published, RealClearHealth

Gimmicks won’t work

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on March 10, 2023.

President Biden’s proposals to put Medicare on a sustainable path are being panned by experts who understand the program and its plight, from Biden’s dishonest bookkeeping gimmicks to big tax increases. Neither of which will address the fundamental causes of Medicare’s looming insolvency. “None other than President Barack Obama said in 2011 that ‘if you look at the numbers, then … [Read more...] about Gimmicks won’t work

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare, Newsletter

Switch Gears

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on March 3, 2023.

Political control of the health sector has taken root over the last half century, mostly with passage of massive spending to draw more people into government programs. Federal spending on health programs now constitutes 30% of outlays. But Americans increasingly see its risks and dangers—with the scandalous difficulty Medicaid patients have in getting appointments, to the ultra-narrow … [Read more...] about Switch Gears

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicaid, Newsletter, Reform Initiatives

Modernize Medicare by Covering Anti-Obesity Medications

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on February 17, 2023.

Medicare pays for expensive bariatric surgery as well as treatments for more than 200 comorbidities linked to obesity—including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain cancers—but not for new medicines that scientists have developed that can address the disease itself. This is bad public health policy, it is harmful to patients, and it is inconsistent with a focus on care … [Read more...] about Modernize Medicare by Covering Anti-Obesity Medications

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare

Medicare Hypocrisy

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on February 17, 2023.

President Biden is previewing his 2024 campaign platform to accuse Republicans of making plans to decimate Medicare, saying in his State of the Union address last week, “If anyone tries to cut Medicare, I will stop them.” Mr. Biden needs to take a look in the mirror first because he is doing exactly that in real time, building on his long record of making deep cuts to Medicare. A … [Read more...] about Medicare Hypocrisy

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Pockets of Progress

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on February 10, 2023.

Liberals have one big idea in health care:  Find new ways to spend taxpayer money and expand government authority over health care. This week was no exception in President Biden’s State of the Union speech—with calls for added pressure on states to expand Medicaid, to yet more COVID funding, and making the enhanced Obamacare subsidies permanent. The bigger government-funded … [Read more...] about Pockets of Progress

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

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