Snip snap – Male circumcision

SEXUAL, health and aesthetic norms do not vary much across the West. Male circumcision is an exception. Over half of American boys are snipped, compared with 2-3% in Finland and Britain. The procedure is justified in America on grounds given little credence in Europe: that it makes genitals cleaner, nicer-looking and more socially acceptable.

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The Deep Divide: State Borders Create Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots | Kaiser Health News

A recent University of Michigan study found Medicaid expansion substantially reduced mortality rates from 2014 to 2017. The researchers said Illinois averted 345 deaths annually while Missouri had 194 additional deaths each year. The same trends held for other side-by-side states such as Kentucky (did expand) and Tennessee (did not), New Mexico (did) and Texas (did not).

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Since Obamacare, Waiting Lists For Disabled Care Grew 40 Percent

Since Obamacare, Waiting Lists For Care For Disabled People Have Grown 40 Percent

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Amazon.com: The Case Against Single Payer: How ‘Medicare for All’ Will Wreck America’s Health Care System―And Its Economy (9781645720027): Chris Jacobs: Books

The Case Against Single Payer: How ‘Medicare for All’ Will Wreck America’s Health Care System―And Its Economy