For all of the quality care it delivers, the U.S. health care system is one of the most dysfunctional sectors of the U.S. economy. The government spends nearly 50 cents of every dollar spent on health care, most consumers are almost entirely insulated from the cost of their decisions, and employers decide what kind of health insurance their employees get.
But while the U.S. health care system begs for reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act only exacerbates all of the current problems, promising to devolve into a price-controlled system rationed and micromanaged by bureaucrats.
IPI believes there are much better options: reform the tax treatment of health insurance; remove the state and federal mandates and regulations that make coverage more expensive; pass medical liability reform; and promote policies that create value-conscious shoppers in the health care marketplace.
Criminals Crank Up Their Counterfeit Drug-Making Efforts
Counterfeit prescription drugs used to be made mostly in other countries. But the revelation that people are buying pill presses domestically implies the fakes are increasingly being made in the U.S.
Counterfeit Drugs: Losing Your Life Instead of Your Weight
This fake-drug explosion could be a real threat to consumer safety. Patients need to take the FDA and WHO warnings seriously.
Don't Impose New Fears on Old Vaccines
Because of the administration’s flip-flops and overreach in combating COVID, we may be seeing needless outbreaks of several children’s diseases.
Blame Washington for Drug Shortages
America is experiencing the worst shortage of prescription medicines in nearly a decade. Patients and their physicians are struggling to obtain more than 300 drugs, mostly generics.
When Government Goes Marching In, Innovation Marches Out
Biden doesn’t just target the pharmaceutical industry, he’s threatening any and every industry, academic institution and researcher that receives even a whiff of federal funding.
Trump's Right, ObamaCare Sucks: Here's Why
ObamaCare has failed to achieve any of President Barack Obama’s vaunted promises. As we approach the law’s 10-year anniversary let’s revisit some of its failed promises.
Here's A Drug-Industry Reform That Would Actual Lower Costs To Patients
It’s time to reform a system that costs patients, taxpayers, and the entire American health care system far more than it should. More transparency has a way of lowering costs for patients — and the country.
Eroding Patent Rights Threatens U.S. Cancer Patients
It's no exaggeration to say that a cure for cancer depends on strong patent protections. The Bayh-Dole system has worked remarkably well. Yet the Biden administration seeks to break what has never been broken.
Biden's Border Crisis Will Vastly Increase the Number of Uninsured
Millions of undocumented immigrants are crossing the border, which will vastly increase the number of uninsured in the country.
Obamacare: Costing Taxpayers More While Enjoying It Less
Obamacare proponents made a lot of promises to get the legislation passed. As many predicted, the results have fallen far short of the promises.
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