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.
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.
Biden's Effort to Increase the Public's Access to Counterfeit Drugs
Biden wants to increase your access to deadly counterfeit drugs even as the DEA is trying to reduce that access.
Vaccines Are the Future of Health Care
Future vaccines may be our best preventive medicine option for long-feared diseases. They may even become the preferred treatment option. Let’s hope they won’t be as politicized as the COVID-19 vaccines have, become because the least effective vaccine is the one a person refuses to take.
Biden's Domestic Policy Failures Are Mounting, Too
It’s not just the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Many of President Biden’s domestic policy efforts have become a mismanaged mess.
Yet Another Misuse of Vaccine Data
There are a lot of data associated with vaccines. But even good data can be misleading and misused if those handling it are not careful.
Joe Biden: Republicans' Secret Weapon for Retaking Congress
President Biden’s job performance is making him the most serious political threat to Democrats’ election chances in 2022. It’s almost as if Biden is a GOP secret weapon, ensuring that Republicans retake control of the House and Senate.
Seniors on Medicare Are the Last People Who Should Have to Pay for Basic Vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccine is free, but many seniors still have to pay for many basic vaccines.
Can Employers Require Employees to Be Vaccinated?
Employers are generally allowed to require employees to be vaccinated, part of the government's limited (though increasing) interference in the workplace.
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