Cost-Containment

In light of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, calls for repeal of the Cadillac Tax on high-cost health plans are growing louder and more urgent.

Among the changes in the final tax bill are the repeal of some business deductions, such as some parking and transportation benefits and some entertainment expenses.

Senator Claire McCaskill is going after Anthem on its policy to deny payment for emergency room treatments that are later determined not to have been an emergency.

Since the first rheumatoid arthritis drug came to market a decade ago, nearly a dozen have been added. If basic economics prevailed, RA treatments and patients would have benefited from competition. But that hasn't been the case.

In a recent Atlantic article, George Mason University economist Bryan Caplan declares that college is, mostly, a waste of time. But his arguments are deeply flawed, and the country would be well-advised to take them with a shot of skepticism.

According to CDC research, from 2005-2014, cancers associated with being overweight or obese rose 7 percent while those not associated with those conditions experienced a 13 percent drop.