Jan 25, 2023
Covering up Obamacare's faulty structure with ever-greater amounts of taxpayer money is no public policy victory.
Jan 17, 2023
Do some of the latest medicines carry high price tags? Of course. But to judge those prices in isolation, without considering the value they deliver, is a mistake.
Jan 10, 2023
Lengthy wait times cost lives. Dr. Adrian Boyle, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, recently estimated that "somewhere between 300 and 500 people are dying as a consequence of delays and problems with urgent and emergency care each week."
Dec 27, 2022
There's certainly room for improvement in our healthcare system. But price controls and publicly funded insurance won't deliver the value we seek. Market forces, on the other hand, can.
Dec 15, 2022
Lawmakers can start means-testing the program, so that Medicare devotes the bulk of its funds to caring for seniors who genuinely require taxpayer assistance. Injecting more competition into the program is another way to bring Medicare's costs under control.
Dec 9, 2022
Canada's single-payer system today is plagued by the kinds of lengthy wait times, rationing, and shortages that are simply unheard of in the United States.
Nov 29, 2022
As Medicaid grows ever more expensive in the years ahead, states will have less and less money available for other critical priorities like transportation, education, and law enforcement.
Nov 22, 2022
A legislative push for more price transparency in healthcare could garner support from both parties. By giving patients more information about the actual price of care, lawmakers could put downward pressure on overall healthcare costs while spurring competition.