In this column, using the controversy over sky-high insulin prices as his case in point, David Lazarus explains why he thinks replacing the Affordable Care Act with a free-market health care system is "doomed from the start."
by Paul Alan Levy Could Donald Trump, who is notorious for his intolerance of public criticism, and who has promised to "open up the libel laws," evade the First Amendment and section 230 stricture on defamation claims by repackaging them under the rubric of the right of publicity? That is the question presented by an […]
Report here. Here's what it says: POLITICO's Lorraine Woellert: "Richard Cordray 'has no plans' to leave the top job at the CFPB, the agency said today. 'Director Cordray was confirmed by a bipartisan group of 66 senators to serve a term until July 2018 and has no plans to step down,' CFPB Communications Director Jen […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's blog post about its fair-lending priorities for 2017 is here.
The Washington Post reports: Consumer advocates have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging that Google violated user privacy through a policy change that gives the company more leeway to build profiles of people as they browse the Web and use Google services. The complaint, submitted Thursday by Consumer Watchdog and the Privacy Rights […]
Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking on a range of vehicle-to-vehicle communications to be required in all new cars and light trucks. The agency thinks the rule is revolutionary. As the proposed rule's executive summary explains: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to issue […]
Possibly, yes, according to this study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study tested the following question: "Do patient outcomes differ between those treated by male and female physicians?" by examining a "nationally representative data of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries." It came to the following conclusion: " Elderly hospitalized patients treated by female internists have lower mortality and […]
Hat tip to Arthur Bryant who tells us that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a guidance urging judges and litigants to ensure that every protective order and agreement in litigation “specifically allow for disclosure” to the “CPSC and other government public health and safety agencies.” The CPSC guidance is here. Arthur has […]
by Jeff Sovern The FTC is a terrific agency that has done a lot of good for consumers. Every FTC staffer I've ever met has impressed me as dedicated to consumer welfare, hard-working, and talented. And yet, the FTC could do more if it weren't hamstrung by precisely the limits the financial industry and the […]
WSJ report here (behind paywall). The Caucus consists of 40 members. The article reports that they seek rollback of 200 rules, but they anticipate that the number will rise.