News
National Journal | Is an $84,000 Hepatitis Drug Too Expensive?
An $84,000 hepatitis drug called Sovaldi is at the center of a new battle between pharmaceutical companies and insurers—but the fight is about much more than one drug.
WSJ | Study Finds Nearly 30% of World Population Is Overweight or Obese
The obesity epidemic is global: 2.1 billion people, or about 29% of the world's population, were either overweight or obese in 2013, and nearly two out of three of the obese live in developing countries, according to a study released Thursday.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Politico | Steve Scalise to push GOP leaders on Obamacare alternative
Rep. Steve Scalise is gearing up to put new pressure on Speaker John Boehner and other top Republican leaders to repeal Obamacare in favor of a conservative-backed health care package.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Nevada Gives Up on $91 Million Obamacare Exchange
Nevada became the third state-based exchange to make such a decision, joining Massachusetts, which is joining the federal exchange temporarily while it works to fix its state-based exchange, and Oregon, which has ditched its exchange entirely—making a total of 39 states dependent on the federal exchange for, at a minimum, enrollment in 2015.
