Health CareCommentary
Trump Really Does Have a Plan That’s Better Than Obamacare
“If the Supreme Court rules that Obamacare is out,” President Donald Trump said last week, “we’ll have a plan that is far better than Obamacare.”… Read More
Health Care Analysis
The Conservative Health Care Plan, Explained
There’s a conservative health care plan that could reduce costs and help Americans get better access to medical care. Marie Fishpaw, director of domestic policy… Read More
Health CareNews
Trump Says Republicans Will Become ‘Party of Great Health Care’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday predicted the demise of Obamacare and that Republicans would become “the party of great health care.” Trump spoke to reporters… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Here’s the Conservative Plan to Improve Health Care
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, shortly after his Justice Department announced it views Obamacare as unconstitutional, “The Republican Party will soon be… Read More
Health CareCommentary
North Carolina Leaders Are Embracing a Flawed Medicaid Financing Scheme. It’s Time to End It.
Former Vice President Joe Biden was right when he called it a $40 billion scam. That’s how Biden once characterized Medicaid provider taxes. States impose these taxes… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obamacare Is in Danger. Here’s Why It’s Been So Bad for America.
The prognosis for Obamacare isn’t looking too great right now. Last December, a district judge in Texas ruled that Obamacare should be struck down in… Read More
Health CareNews
Justice Department Says It Agrees With Judge Who Ruled Obamacare Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice sided with a district court ruling Monday that found the Affordable Care Act violated the Constitution. U.S. District Court Judge Reed… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How State and Federal Lawmakers Can Promote Ethical Options for the Terminally Ill
During the emotionally charged debate recently over physician-assisted suicide in Maryland, one legislator told the story of a former state senator who was comatose. He… Read More
Health CareNews
Bernie Sanders Says ‘Many Thousands’ Will Die as Budget Chief Predicts Stronger Medicare
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would extend the life of Medicare by eight years, the administration’s budget chief told a Senate committee Wednesday. But Sen…. Read More
Health Care Analysis
These 3 Doctors in Congress Diagnose the Problems With Medicare for All
Few issues have animated conservatives as much as Obamacare. But there’s a new threat on the horizon. It’s called Medicare for All—and it would be… Read More
Health CareCommentary
We Hear You: Guns and How We Treat the Mentally Ill
Editor’s note: Amy Swearer’s commentaries on mental illness, gun control, and the anniversary of the Parkland shooting stirred responses from our audience. We lead off… Read More
Health CareNews
Medicare for All Would ‘Result in Care for None,’ Doctor-Turned-Lawmaker Says
A congressman from Maryland who is also a physician says Medicare for All would end up depriving Americans of health care, rather than make it… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
How American Health Insurance Fails to Keep Pace With Modern Medicine
Did you know there was no health insurance until 1930 and that 90 percent of today’s medical care did not even exist in 1950? Yet,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House Democrats Unveil Plan to Bring Total Government Control Over American Health Care
Liberal House Democrats just unveiled the Medicare for All Act of 2019, a comprehensive bill to abolish virtually all private health plans—including employer-sponsored coverage—and impose… Read More
Health CareCommentary
3 Reasons Medicare for All Would Hurt Americans
House Democrats released their plan to bring “Medicare for all” to the country Wednesday. There’s one upside: Through this proposal progressives are now being more… Read More
Health CareCommentary
9 Years After Obamacare Passed, Agency Finds Numbers Were Wildly Off
Democrats defeated Republicans in the Obamacare repeal fight by warning that 22 million Americans would be thrown off their health insurance. They pointed to data… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Competition, Not Government Control, Can Make Health Care Cheaper
In a new Gallup poll, 35 percent say government is the worst problem facing the U.S. In the 55 years that Gallup has asked the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Medicare’s Financial Condition Is Getting Worse. Here’s What Trump and Congress Can Do.
The financial condition of Medicare—the huge program that covers over 58 million beneficiaries—is deteriorating. The president and Congress are legally required to address the problem… Read More
Health CareCommentary
‘Medicare for All’ Would Ruin the Care Americans Already Like
Liberals in Congress are promising Americans that their “Medicare for All” proposals for government-controlled health care will expand access to care. As Sen. Cory Booker,… Read More
Health CareFeature
‘Medicare for All’ Not the Cure, Says Doctor and Army Ranger Elected to House
The free market is the cure to the nation’s health care crisis, not what liberals call Medicare for All, argues a physician, combat veteran, and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Real Risks of Marijuana Use
Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-two other states, along with U.S. territories Puerto Rico and Guam, allow marijuana… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why ‘Medicare for All’ Would Be Bad News for Everyone
Polls from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health with Politico show a majority of Americans favor “Medicare for All” proposals… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Eliminating Health Insurance Would Make Our Health Care Worse
“For people out there who like their insurance, they don’t get to keep it?” That question was asked not of President Barack Obama, whose false… Read More
Health CareNews
Sen. Kamala Harris Advocates Wiping Out Private Insurance Market: ‘Let’s Eliminate All of That’
Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris stated Monday that she feels “very strongly” about fully embracing the single-payer health insurance system, which would overhaul the entire… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Forget Washington. Here’s How States Can Improve Health Care.
The midterm election showed that anxiety over health care remains a top concern for American voters. But gridlock in Congress is likely to stall any… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Thinking Outside the Box for Health Care Solutions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued bold reforms supporting telemedicine as a viable option to increase access to care while decreasing health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
I’m a Mom. Here’s How Government-Run Health Care Could Hurt My Kids.
I’m pretty sure there’s no worse feeling as a mother than seeing your child sick or injured. The amount of helplessness you feel—even if it’s… Read More
Health CareNews
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Legislation to Create a Government-Run Pharmaceutical Manufacturer
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation on Tuesday that would establish a government-run pharmaceutical manufacturer to effectively compete with the private market. The Affordable Drug… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Right Way to Overhaul Our Health Care System
One thing most Americans agree on is that our health care system needs an overhaul. Some people believe the answer is more money from Washington… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why a Judge Ruled Obamacare Unconstitutional, and What Policymakers Should Do Next
A judge has declared Obamacare unconstitutional—but the case is far from over. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee, granted a motion… Read More
