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.
How America Can Make Health Insurance Great Again
Republicans probably can’t remake the health insurance system, but they can reform it by allowing insurers more freedom and giving consumers more choices.
A Necessary Lame Duck Fix for Medicare
During its lame duck session, Congress can begin the process of fixing Medicare by preventing a further automatic payment cut to physicians on January 1st.
You Can Kiss New Medical Cures Goodbye
Given the restrictions and uncertainty that comes with price controls, drug companies will be more cautious with their R&D spending, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing.
For Democrats, 'Freedom' is Just Another Word for Mandate
Convention speakers waxed eloquent on the freedom theme. But it was mostly a marketing ploy. They know Americans revere their God-given and constitutional freedoms and want to preserve them. So, Democrats are couching everything they want to do in the guise of freedom.
Are You Ready for 'Kamalanomics?'
There are many as-yet unannounced policy positions, and you can be sure they all will give the government much more control over our choices and our lives. But Harris will likely stick to unoffensive platitudes as long as voters, and especially the media, don’t demand specifics.
Biden's Immigrant Amnesty Scheme Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
Once legal, they will be eligible for certain benefits, including ObamaCare.
Autocrats Gonna Mandate: Health Insurance, Vaccines, EVs and More
It is a hallmark of the progressive mentality that if the public won’t do what progressives think best, they will use the power of government to force the public to do so.
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.
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