Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump’s key debating point on health policy is substantively correct: Former Vice President Joe Biden’s health proposal would progressively eliminate Americans’ private health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Forty million California residents have been living under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown order since March 19. This lockdown order—which was the first in the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Health care in America is too bureaucratic, costly, and complex. Self-styled “progressive” politicians claim they have a “remedy” for that; namely, the creation of a new government-run health plan—sometimes called “single payer” or “Medicare… Read More
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As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number of states—and among a small number of counties within… Read More
Health CareCommentary
During the past several months, COVID-19 policies have stretched the limitations in the constitutions of Michigan and other states, as well as those of the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
Health CareCommentary
COVID-19 can be a deadly disease, especially for higher-risk populations like the elderly. Making matters worse, it’s hard to tell when someone has COVID-19 and… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump could be released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he’s being treated for COVID-19, as early as Monday if his… Read More
Health CareCommentary
If you’ve never heard of “safe injection sites”—public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff—you probably… Read More
Health CareCommentary
By making full use of his executive authority, President Donald Trump has helped to reduce health care costs by increasing choice and competition. But his… Read More
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The COVID-19 shutdowns have created a category of unlikely victims of collateral damage in teenagers. Inasmuch as 8 out of 10 COVID-19-related deaths are among… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A federal district court judge ruled last week that several of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 restrictions were unconstitutional—and for good reason. Judge William Stickman IV’s development of… Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting Americans with preexisting health conditions, after delivering remarks on his administration’s health care vision… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The following is an open letter to the American people from 81 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
As Heritage Foundation researchers have demonstrated throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. has been heavily concentrated in a small number of states—and among a small number of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
We’ve come a long way over the past eight months since the first recorded U.S. case of COVID-19 on Jan. 20. We now have both the knowledge… Read More
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Another new test for COVID-19 was recently authorized—and this one could be a game-changer. The Abbott Diagnostics BinaxNOW antigen test is a new point-of-care test that reportedly… Read More
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent weekly provisional mortality update has caused a stir. It says: For 6% of deaths [involving COVID-19],… Read More
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A stream of apocalyptic predictions and strained conspiracy theories have turned the once-sleepy world of U.S. Postal Service operations into front-page news. Lawmakers focused on… Read More
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought out political power trips like America has never seen before. Governors and mayors have seized “emergency powers” that effectively shut… Read More
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When the levees broke under Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers was roasted for spending billions and still failing to protect Americans. So where’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
After an alarming surge in new COVID-19 cases in June and July, the country has begun to see a decline in daily cases, putting us… Read More
Health CareNews
Some Michiganders say the law that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is using to keep their state under COVID-19 lockdown is being abused, and they are pushing… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Noticeably absent from the Democrats’ latest policy platform: any mention of “Medicare for All.” But don’t be fooled. Efforts to push government-run health care are still a… Read More
Health CareCommentary
“Every single American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” said former Vice President Joe Biden… Read More
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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma in the treatment of… Read More
Health CareNews
Individuals crossing the U.S.-Mexico border will be subject to secondary inspections after a survey of people crossing the border found 60% of trips were nonessential,… Read More
Health CareNews
Nurses opposed to unionization at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, made their voices heard over heavy rainfall at a demonstration in front of the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
More than two years ago, I wrote a column titled “Whatever the Left Touches It Ruins.” I listed eight examples: —The universities. —The arts: music,… Read More
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A recent special report published by The Heritage Foundation looks at the policy responses several countries have taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The report… Read More
