在过去的几周中，由布朗斯通学院（Brownstone Institute）通过马里兰州克莱顿·贝克（Clayton Baker）撰写的RFK效果，在过去的几周中，一系列了一系列涉及两名美国参议员的事件，展示了HHS秘书长罗伯特·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy，Jr。 On June 12, 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced a dramatic course correction.Four months after aggressively attacking Kennedy at his Senate confirmati
Senators To Propose Ban On Big Pharma Ads As TV Networks Stand To Get Wrecked
Senators To Propose Ban On Big Pharma Ads As TV Networks Stand To Get WreckedSenators Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine, both independents, on Thursday will introduce legislation that would ban pharmaceutical companies from promoting prescription drugs directly to consumers - includi
Why most prescribed chemotherapy drug can cause serious heart damage
科学家们正在努力了解为什么阿霉素（一种使用超过 50 年的流行化疗药物）有时会造成严重的心脏损伤。这种药物有助于减缓或阻止癌症生长，但会使心脏僵硬并增加某些患者心力衰竭的风险。塔夫茨大学的研究人员正在调查这一问题，以寻找方法 […]The post Why most prescription chemical drugs can cause serious heart damage appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.
Doing good with government data
From child welfare and public health to combating prescription abuse and improving education, analytics is improving government programs around the world.The articles in this e-book touch on several areas where analytics is making, or could make, a significant impact in the way governments operate.
Quote: Proposed changes to the Medicare drug benefit
The three classes of drugs — widely used antidepressants, antipsychotics and drugs that suppress the immune system to prevent the rejection of a transplanted organ — have enjoyed special “protected” status since the launch of the Medicare prescription benefit in 2006. That has meant that the private
Effects of Physician-Directed Pharmaceutical Promotion on Prescription Behaviors: Longitudinal Evidence by Anusua Datta and Dhaval M. Dave (National Bureau of Economic Research) Spending on prescription drugs (Rx) represents one of the fastest growing components of U.S. healthcare spending, and has
Pharmaceutical innovation and longevity
I’ve been reading an interesting working paper by Frank Lichtenberg, entitled “Pharmaceutical innovation and longevity growth in 30 developing and high-income countries, 2000-2009“: We examine the impact of pharmaceutical innovation, as measured by the vintage of prescription drugs used, on longevit
Kaiser: Webcast Noon 12/7 EST CMS estimates of state-by-state health spending CBO: Spending patterns for prescription drugs under Medicare part D Today in TIE: Reflex, Austin parses moral hazard, Dr. Rorschach brings a chart and Don says Medicare is simple while Austin says it is complicated, Don no
Choice Inconsistencies among the Elderly: Evidence from Plan Choice in the Medicare Part D Program, by Jason Abaluck and Jonathan Gruber (AER) We evaluate the choices of elders across their insurance options under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plan, using a unique dataset of prescription dru
You’d think we were all popping pills like crazy
But you’d be wrong: More than a quarter of Americans who take prescription drugs have skipped doses, split pills or cut other corners to save money in the last year, according to a new study by Consumer Reports… This telephone survey, of 1,154 adults who currently take at least one prescription drug
