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Friday, September 2, 2011

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Doctors Still Giving Kids Too Many Antibiotics, CDC Says
More than half of all prescriptions written for children 14 and under are for colds, flu, and other respiratory infections – which are mostly caused by viruses and immune to antibiotics.
AEI | Can Progressive Approvals Cut Regulatory's Gordian Knot--and Stimulate Innovation?
The fundamental problem with the current system, Desmond-Hellmann observes, is that regulators have only two options, when in fact, it might make a lot more sense for them to have a range of choices.

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Wisconsin Study Reveals Obamacare “Winners and Losers”
Last week, the state of Wisconsin released a report summarizing the effects of Obamacare on the Badger State’s health care system. The study, which was conducted by Gorman Actuarial and MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber—an Obamacare supporter—and commissioned by former Governor Jim Doyle (D), provides further proof that Obamacare is on track to break the promises President Obama made to the American people regarding his plan for health care reform: