Congress Considers Bill Targeting Hospital Consolidation
IPI's Merrill Matthews says the GOP-sponsored bill increases bureaucracy, imposes price controls and is not free market.
Is Sen. Bernie Sanders Dooming His Presidential Campaign by Embracing Socialism?
Sanders’ reluctance to denounce authoritarian socialists, both now and in the past, is characteristic of the widespread speak-no-ill-of-socialists mentality.
Don't Let Budget Talks Threaten Medicare Part D
Overhauling Medicare’s Part D drug benefit would be a colossal — and costly — mistake.
IPI Applauds FCC Effort to Curb Municipal Abuse of Cable Franchise Authority
We appreciate the FCC’s aggressive efforts to protect consumer interests and ensure that out-of-control local governments don’t erect counterproductive barriers to increased adoption of broadband services throughout the country.
Biden: You Like Obamacare? We're Gonna Keep It!
Former Vice President Joe Biden has released his proposed health care plan – and in the process channeled a historic Barack Obama promise that many Americans later discovered to be a lie.
Gene Therapy Is Producing Remarkable Medical Cures, But It Isn't Cheap
Developing these remarkable cures is the first step, finding a way to pay for them will be the second. And we do need to find innovative ways to pay for them. Because we want innovators to press on with their research and development.
Should People in Prison Be Allowed to Vote?
Only two states, Maine and Vermont, allow prisoners to vote. The other 48 states bar incarcerated people from voting, and in many cases, have complex rules that make it difficult for felons to vote even after they’re released.
Success Is Found In the Private Sector
Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) wants to cap seniors' drug costs in Medicare Part D, but not everyone sees positives to that plan.
Just Say No to Government Meddling with Medicare Part D
Imposing back-door price controls is bad news for seniors.
Biggest Threat to America? Democrats Wrongly Pin Blame on U.S. Corporations
While Democrats may think big corporations killed the American Dream, millions of Americans seem to think that large corporations have made the American Dream possible.