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The coming vaccine doesn’t mean we should delay routine care

The Washington Examiner | Sally C. Pipes
December 18, 2020

UnitedHealth reports that its beneficiaries underwent nearly 1 million fewer mammograms, colorectal cancer, and cervical cancer screenings in the first eight months of 2020 than in the same period last year. An analysis by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science projected that 22 million cancer screenings were delayed between early April and early June.
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‘Profit’ Is Not A Four-Letter Word

Issues and Insights | Henry Miller, M.S., M.D. and Andrew Fillat
December 21, 2020

According to his BAD logic, the profit motive and patent protection of intellectual property are inappropriate if beneficence is involved. According to the same logic, Apple should provide the world with iPhones at cost (or free, and have governments subsidize them), because smart phones have enabled billions of people to conduct the business of commerce and of everyday life, raising standards of living and undoubtedly saving millions of lives.
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Moderna COVID vaccine gets key endorsement — vaccinations are safe and will end pandemic

Fox News | Sally C. Pipes
December 17, 2020

Unfortunately, polls tell us that many Americans are hesitant to get vaccinated. According to a recent Gallup poll, more than one-third of the U.S. population — including half of Republicans — is not willing to get the COVID-19 shot once it’s widely available.
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Work Requirements Can Preserve Medicaid For Those Who Need It Most

Forbes | Sally C. Pipes
December 21, 2020

Medicaid has long been the 800-pound gorilla in state budgets. States cover a little over one-third of the more than $600 billion the country spends on the program each year. Together, Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program account for nearly 30% of state spending. They’re the second-largest line item in state budgets.
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