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"If Democrats blame the cost of living on corporations with 2% profit margins, their attempts to make life in America cheaper will fare no better than Trump’s, and will lead to similar disillusionment."

Successive presidents have turned the U.S. Surgeon General into a political platform that opines on divisive non–public health issues ranging from gun control to housing policy, and undermines legitimate government public health activities. cato.org/policy-analysi…

What would that automatic cut do to the deficit?

The second sentence gets ahead of the evidence. Otherwise, yep.

The Oregon Health Insurance Experiment gave Medicaid to the most vulnerable people in ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion. Like other randomized trials, it found subsidies led to additional medical care but no discernible improvements in physical health. wsj.com/opinion/medica…

He's breaking a rule that Democrats wrote.

TracingWoodgrains Image above from this old post by Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪🇺🇸 cato.org/commentary/joh…

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The Commissioned Corps takes longer to deploy than civilians, and many of its functions are redundant. A 2010 report from the Department of Health and Human Services estimated that employing Corps officers costs 15 percent more than hiring civilians. cato.org/policy-analysi…

Medicare had no discernible effect on elderly mortality, even after spending 10 years and $515 billion subsidizing healthcare for seniors. wsj.com/opinion/medica…

A nuanced take on Katheryn Houghton's great story about a guy who says he's got no choice but to cheat the system to stay on Medicaid (and thereby, alive). From Michael F. Cannon 🇮🇪🇺🇸 --> cato.org/blog/paternali…

KFF Health News posts a fascinating article on a Montana man who admits to an ongoing fraud against Medicaid. Impartial journalism by default must explore whether government is creating the need it hopes to subsidize. mfcannon.substack.com/p/man-admits-t… KFF Health News Katheryn Houghton

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