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Are New Cases of Measles Causing Undue Concern?
Publication -Outbreaks of measles and other diseases are causing alarm in the media and public health circles, but public health critics say the risks are exaggerated. For example, Washington Post columnist Leana Wen, M.D., former Baltimore Health Commissioner and president of Planned Parenthood, criticized Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo for his ho-hum response to the “burgeoning […] -
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Measles, TB Outbreaks Prompt Calls to Vaccinate Migrants
Publication -An Exclusive From the Washington Examiner By Anna Biaritelli The Biden administration is no longer vaccinating migrants in custody at the southern border ahead of their release into the United States, according to the federal agency and a vaccine provider contracted by the U.S. government. The federal government rolled back its flu and COVID-19 vaccination […] -
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Germany Allows Parents to Change Their Baby’s Gender – Commentary
Publication -By Sarah Holliday When it comes to gender politics, many in the opposition acknowledge that adults have the ability to choose for themselves whether they pursue hormone therapy or body-mutilating operations, because adults can better weigh the risks of their decisions. Children, on the other hand, are quite different from adults. Opponents of gender ideology […] -
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Should Antidepressants Be Sold Over the Counter?
Publication -Psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School professor Roy Perlis, M.D., argues for changing the status of some antidepressants from prescription to over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, in a commentary published by Stat News. Perlis says that, just like the OTC oral contraceptive Opill, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac and Zoloft are safe and meet a […] -
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Old Laws Can Force Children to Pay Parents’ Medical Debts
Publication -A Pennsylvania state legislator is trying to amend the state’s filial responsibility law, which compels adult children or family members to pay for medical bills when a patient passes away or can’t afford their long-term care. State Rep. Kristine Howard (D-Malvern) introduced H.B. 2094, which would restrict corporate nursing homes’ legal right to sue the […] -
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Poll: Voters Support HSAs for Obamacare Enrollees
Publication -A substantial majority of voters, regardless of party, support offering a Health Savings Account (HSAs) to individuals and families with Obamacare policies, a poll by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) finds. The poll measured support for provisions of the ACCESS Act, H.R. 5608, introduced by Reps. Greg Steube (R-FL) and Kat Cammack (R-FL). The bill would […] -
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To Save Hospitals, States Should Resist Medicaid Expansion
Publication -By Hayden Dublois and Michael Griebrok It’s been 10 years since Obamacare went into effect, and 10 states still refuse to accept its Medicaid expansion. Texas, Florida, Tennessee, and the other holdouts face pressure to do so, especially after North Carolina folded last year, taking billions of dollars in federal taxpayer money in exchange for putting […] -
North Dakota’s Republican Leaders Defy Voters, Promote Climate Alarmism
Publication -North Dakota’s leading Republican politicians have defied conservative voters and bought into Al Gore’s climate alarmism. In doing so, they are pushing policies that will increase North Dakota energy prices and limit consumers’ energy choices. -
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States Using Tax Dollars to Pay Off Consumer Medical Debt
Publication -Seventeen states have acted to reduce or eliminate the burden on consumers of rising medical debt, according to an opinion article in Governing. The average medical debt owed by households was $18,660 in 2021, says David Kendall of Third Way, a center-left think tank. “Unfortunately, having health insurance is no guarantee of financial protection,” wrote […] -
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Congress Considers Bill to Prohibit DEI at Medical Schools
Publication -Legislation to ban race-based mandates in medical schools has been introduced in both houses of Congress. U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced identical versions of the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) Act (H.R. 7725/S. 4115) in the House of Representatives and Senate, on March […] -
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Biden Administration Probes Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care
Publication -In an ironic turn, the federal government, which regulates much of health care, is taking steps to investigate why the industry is so uncompetitive. Teaming up with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of Justice launched an online portal, HealthyCompetition.gov, the agencies say […] -
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Michigan Family Succeeds in Stopping Organ Donation
Publication -A Michigan state judge halted the harvesting of organs from a patient declared “brain dead,” in a case that highlights the shortcomings of organ donation cards and informed consent. The family of 30-year-old Jaszmine Philips went to court to stop Gift of Life Michigan, the organ procurement agency working with Trinity Health in Muskegon, Michigan […] -
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Biden CMS Imposes ‘Unachievable’ Staffing Standards on Nursing Homes
Publication -The Biden administration issued final rules setting minimum staffing levels and national waiting times for medical care in the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes certified for Medicare and Medicaid long-term care. The new regulations “fulfill President Biden’s commitment to support family caregivers, boost compensation and job quality for care workers, expand and improve care options, and […] -
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DEA to Reclassify Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug
Publication -The Biden administration will reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug with fewer restrictions on its use under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, according to news reports. The Drug and Enforcement Administration (DEA) recommended changing the status of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III to the White House on April 30, the Associated Press […] -
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Biden Administration Eager to Sign WHO Pandemic Treaty
Publication -The Biden administration signaled its support for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) new pandemic treaty expected to be finalized at its World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, the final week of May. Pamela Hamamoto, the State Department official representing the United States at the meeting, stated that “America is committed to signing the treaty that will […] -
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Washington State Voters Could Nix Long-Term Care Tax
Publication -Washington state’s mandatory long-term care (LTC) insurance program, WA Cares, and the payroll tax that funds it will become optional if voters approve a citizen’s initiative in November. WA Cares was authorized by a law enacted in 2019, and the state began collecting a 0.58 percent payroll tax on all wage income on July 1, […] -
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FTC Ban on Non-Competes Seen as a Plus for Doctors, Patients
Publication -Employers will no longer be able to require doctors and other health care workers to sign non-competition agreements (NCA) after a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule banning all NCAs takes effect on September 4. NCAs prevent physicians, nurses, and therapists employed by large health care providers and hospitals from moving to a competitor or establishing […] -
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FTC’s Noncompete Ban is Good for Health Care but Legal Challenges to Come – Commentary
Publication -The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) announcement that it plans to ban noncompete agreements in all industries is a welcome relief to many professionals in health care. Two physicians in my family relocated to small towns after they were recruited to join other practices. Both uprooted their families to move hundreds of miles away. Ultimately, neither move […] -
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The New York Times Admits Injuries from COVID-19 Shots
Publication -The COVID-19 shots have caused multiple, serious injuries, an article in The New York Times acknowledged on May 4. It is the first time the self-described newspaper of record has reported on the severe side effects from the vaccines, since the massive inoculation campaign that went into full swing starting in January 2021. The article […] -
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Biden and Trump Differ Widely on Health Care Reform
Publication -Although he rarely talks about it, the most significant gift President Donald Trump bequeathed to economic prosperity was deregulation. And the one sector that was deregulated more than any other was health care. Since Joe Biden has been re-regulating the economy, it’s hard to think of a starker contrast between the two leading presidential candidates this year—and […] -
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Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees’ Report
Publication -Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees’ Report shows the Hospital Trust Fund will reach insolvency in 2036, says CRFB. by Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports detailing the current and future financial status of the trust funds. (Our analysis of the Social Security Trustees report […] -
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UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Children, France Could Be Next
Publication -Massive changes are occurring across Europe in the matter of “gender affirming” care for children. In March, Britain’s National Health Service announced it would no longer cover puberty blockers for teens, and there are indications France could be next. A landmark Dutch study that concluded that most kids outgrow gender confusion was released in April. […] -
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Documentary Examines Big Medicine, Anti-Depressants, and Suicide – Film Review
Publication -By Bonner Russell Cohen and AnneMarie Schieber Review of SICK: Unmasking Big Medicine (Daily Caller News Foundation), 52 minutes, 2024 The public health establishment’s response to COVID-19—prolonged lockdowns and school closures, vaccines that provided no immunity and didn’t stop transmission, and mask mandates that served no public health function—came as a rude awakening to many […] -
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Private Equity Skirts Malpractice Laws in Texas
Publication -A medical malpractice lawsuit claims the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center (UT Tyler) fraudulently hires physicians as medical school professors to protect them from malpractice litigation. The lawsuit claims Ruben Garcia, M.D., failed to share a cancer diagnosis with patient Michael Simington, aged 67, for a year and a half, costing Simington […]
