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.
Dr. Cell Phone Will See You Now
Dr. Cell Phone is quickly changing how medicine is practiced, paid for—for both doctors and patients.
Change Needed to Make Medicine Faster and Cheaper
It is time to ensure that seniors have the same no-cost access to vaccines as the rest of the population, ensuring they can live out those retirement years without unexpected costs.
Note to the Sages of Sacramento: States Can't Do Single Payer
There are reasons why states have so much trouble creating a state-based, single-payer health care system. But that doesn't keep California legislators from trying—and failing.
Med School Goes Full Woke
Time Again for the Annual "Obamacare's Doing Great!" Ruse
Obamacare has never lived up to Democrats' predictions, but you wouldn't know that from recent media stories about the latest enrollments.
An Alternative for the Vaccine Hesitant: The Covid-19 Treatment Pill
Having effective, easy-to-use treatments for Covid-19 is needed to help us return to normal. It looks like they're here.
Coalition Warns of BBB's Impact on Drug Competition
Note to Sen. Sanders: Medicare Already Has Dental, Vision and Hearing
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Medicare to include dental, vision and hearing coverage. Private sector Medicare Advantage plans are already doing so—at no extra cost.
Pelosi's Drug Pricing Offer: Your Freedom or Your Revenue
Godfather Don Corleone would be proud of Democrats' offer to "negotiate" the initial price of many new prescription drugs.
Expressing Concern RE: S.2428, the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021
Politically, this legislation seems to be animated by a desire to control healthcare costs; in this case making it easier to sue and to collect judgments from healthcare providers.
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