Health CareCommentary
“The U.S. spends more than other countries on health care and gets worse results.” You hear that argument a lot—especially from those pushing for “Medicare… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Governments create problems. Then they complain about them. “A public health crisis exists,” says Kentucky’s government, citing a report that found “a shortage of ambulance… Read More
Health CareInternationalCommentary
Congressional sponsors of “Medicare for All” single-payer legislation—bills abolishing virtually all existing public and private health insurance—routinely promise that all Americans will get equal access… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued one proposed and one finalized rule, both with the aim of providing patients with transparency… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Single-payer health care has become a mainstream position and popular talking point for Democrats, who promise government-sponsored coverage for all Americans. But they’re often less… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump recently announced major administrative actions that would lift the veil on health prices for hospital procedures and services covered by health insurance…. Read More
Health CareNews
President Donald Trump said he’s open to increasing the age for buying e-cigarettes from 18 to 21, but is resisting an outright ban, which he… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Think you’ll be better off if Congress outlaws your private health coverage and puts you on a new government-run health plan called “Medicare for All”?… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Imagine strapping your infant child into a car seat, only to see his body suddenly jerk forward or backward, arms and legs stiffening, and eyes… Read More
Health Care Analysis
Health care continues to be a top issue for Americans, but it’s not getting much attention from Congress. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., a urologist, brings… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Under “Medicare for All,” three quarters of Americans would be worse off financially, according to new research from The Heritage Foundation. Here’s the bottom line:… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Health care costs are too high. Too many Americans don’t have the option to see the doctors they want to. But the solution isn’t “Medicare… Read More
Health CareCommentary
No other country in the world has been able to provide government-managed health care without soaking middle-class and lower-income taxpayers with high income and payroll… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Few factors are more critical to economic growth than health care. And few threaten future economic growth more than health care spending. That conundrum lies… Read More
Health CareNews
The White House is making a strong push against Democrats’ “Medicare for All” proposal, laying out a “Health Care for You” agenda to boost competition… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was recently on comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show to discuss, among other items on his agenda, his vision for health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Last month’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured overlooked an important point: More than 99% of Americans have access to health coverage, regardless of their… Read More
Health CareCommentary
One lesson learned from the disastrous 2013 launch of the Obamacare website, HealthCare.gov, is that the federal government isn’t much of a tech-savvy e-commerce innovator…. Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Several Democrats on a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee at a hearing Wednesday derided short-term health-insurance plans as “junk,” accusing the Trump administration of “sabotaging”… Read More
Health Care Analysis
It’s been two years since Republicans fell one vote short of repealing and replacing Obamacare. Since then, Democrats have moved further to the left and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Sin taxes of all types have unintended consequences. A new proposal in the House Ways and Means Committee to tax electronic cigarettes could harm the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A recent piece in Medical Xpress drew attention to the high costs of U.S. health care—and just how far some Americans are going to escape… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday intended to protect and improve Medicare benefits in a broad range of provisions designed mostly to increase… Read More
Health CareCommentary
President Donald Trump is making an ambitious move to build on a string of regulatory relief actions that “protect and improve” Medicare, the federal health… Read More
Health CareNews
The Department of Energy’s National Laboratory in New Mexico misplaced or lost track of enough fentanyl four years ago to kill more than 1,000 people, according… Read More
Health CareNews
Charles McLaughlin, a 71-year-old Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, recalls how useful Medicare and Medicare Advantage were when he was fighting another battle, this… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Senate is expected to vote soon on a resolution aimed at curbing the president’s efforts to reduce health care premiums and expand insurance options… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Earlier this year, parents in North Carolina faced heartbreaking news in the second trimester of pregnancy—their twin girls had developed a disease called twin-to-twin transfusion… Read More
Health CareCommentary
An earlier version of this post was based on a summary of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s prescription drug pricing bill that was leaked to the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The introduction of penicillin in the 1940s was a revolution in medicine. Within a decade of its widespread use, however, bacteria began to develop resistance… Read More
