• Even into the thick of the scandal revelations, Sen. Bernie Sanders “wanted to believe that the VA was a model for government-run health care” [Tim Mak, The Daily Beast]
• Issues include state licensing, location of service for legal purposes: “How Congress Can Remove Barriers to Affordable, Quality Telemedicine” [Michael Cannon, Cato]
• “Resistance to anesthesia in the 19th century” [R. Meyer and S.P. Desai via Tyler Cowen]
• “There’s no evidence the FDA blocks innovation or makes innovation harder or makes it more costly,” claims one Harvard professor. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) disagree and have introduced a FDA reciprocity bill to “make it easier for U.S. patients to access drugs and devices already approved in other developed countries” [Alex Tabarrok first, second, third (Daniel Klein and William Davis survey) posts]
• “Judge rules against Al Qaeda supporter who claimed medical malpractice against his jailers.” [Reuters]
• No, these aren’t “three parent” babies and Congress should not be talked into moral panic about them [Andrew Stuttaford]
• “Increase in nursing malpractice claims” [Nursing Services Organization and CNA Professional Liability via TortsProf]

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