The Biden administration plays fast and loose with health exchange enrollment numbers
 
Washington Examiner | Sally Pipes
September 5, 2022

The White House recently released a series of state-specific fact sheets touting, among other things, how many people will keep their exchange coverage due to the extension of subsidies by the newly passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). There’s just one problem. The lofty coverage estimates ignore significant state-level variations in exchange enrollment — and are therefore wildly inaccurate.


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No, Socialized Medicine Won't Expand Life Expectancy
 
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
September 2, 2022

U.S. life expectancy has declined by nearly three years since 2019, according to data out this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The average person can expect to live 76 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic is largely to blame for this regrettable trend. But many progressives believe the U.S. healthcare system is culpable as well.


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No More Surprise Medical Bills
 
Right by the Bay | McKenzie Richards
September 6, 2022

Imagine going to your local furniture store to pick out a new couch. An eager employee approaches you and helps you find the perfect piece for your new home. You make the purchase, thank the employee, and go on your merry way.

Weeks later, you open the mail. Congratulations! You have received a $500 bill for the “kind” employee’s services. You’ve already paid for the couch, the employee failed to disclose the cost of his services, and despite lengthy conversations with the furniture store and bank, you’re still somehow stuck with the bill.


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The FDA and Death by Dietary Supplement
 
Inside Sources | Henry Miller
September 5, 2022

The wife of California Republican congressman Tom McClintock, Lori McClintock, died of dehydration due to gastroenteritis caused by “adverse effects of white mulberry leaf ingestion,” according to a just-released coroner’s report. That herb is just one of many dubious and potentially life-threatening herbal remedies and other dietary supplements on the market today.


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