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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | FDA Needs Post-Market Drug Plan, Institute Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs a better plan for monitoring the safety of drugs after they’re released to the public, but it won’t be easy, an Institute of Medicine committee said on Tuesday.
National Journal | HHS Tallies Health Center Expansions
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited a Philadelphia community health center on Tuesday to advertise the dollars being devoted to expansion of these popular primary care practices, which care for underserved communities at low cost.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | Exposing the Medicare Double Count
One of the enduring mysteries of President Obama's health law is how its spending constraints and payroll tax hikes on high earners can be used to shore up Medicare finances and at the same time pay for a massive new entitlement program. Isn't this double counting?