Edmund F. Haislmaier is an expert in health care policy and markets at The Heritage Foundation -- and is frequently asked to assist federal and state lawmakers in designing and drafting health reform proposals and legislation.
View all authorsHealth CareCommentary
The massive government expansion bill that congressional Democrats are currently trying to enact includes provisions that would add new dental benefits to Medicare, the federal… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, in collaboration with scientists in academia and government, are working flat-out to develop drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent COVID-19…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
The shortage of tests for diagnosing COVID-19, like other aspects of the public health crisis, has drawn attention to the U.S. government’s emergency powers. In… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In 2019, Obamacare premiums are poised to become even more expensive. New York, Washington state, and Maryland are requesting to raise their rates for the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
New data from insurance company regulatory filings show that enrollment in the individual health insurance market declined significantly last year—by 10 percent, or 1.8 million… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first major policy speech about drug costs this week. The president’s budget outlined several targeted initiatives in… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This month could mark a turning point in national health policy. Big insurance companies have been pressuring Congress for a bailout—in the form of more… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Congress appears poised to bail out Obamacare with new federal money in the omnibus package next week. Advocates of this bailout say it’s a good… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Having failed last year to pass legislation undoing Obamacare’s damage, congressional Republicans now are reportedly looking to spend billions of additional tax dollars bailing out… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The prospect that Congress might zero-out Obamacare’s individual mandate penalty in the pending tax bill has sent Obamacare defenders into flights of pessimistic rhetoric, up… Read More
