U.K. officials are admitting that their government-run system is incapable of providing patients with timely, quality care. If only U.S. progressives pining for government-run health care would come to the same conclusion.
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States Are Eyeing A Public Option Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Whether on the state or national level, a public option will lead to the same results: higher costs, fewer providers, and rationed care. That should give pause to officials in the 16 states—from Maine to California—where a public option is on the table…
Don’t Dam The Telehealth Flood
Telehealth is a proven way to improve patient access to care and to lower overall health costs. It’s time to make it a permanent fixture of our healthcare system.
California Single-Payer Has Gone Up In Flames—For Now. Will Progressives Escape The Firestorm?
Government-run health care is disastrous for patients, doctors, taxpayers—and now lawmakers. California’s progressives say they are not giving up—and that single-payer will be back. But perhaps California’s single-payer firestorm will finally wake prog…
Medicare Advantage Gives Seniors An Advantage
Medicare Advantage brings healthcare costs down without sacrificing quality. That’s something any senior advocate should support.
What Should We Make Of High Obamacare Enrollment Figures?
If Obamacare’s exchanges were working well, Democrats wouldn’t have to pay people more and more to sign up. Worse, by using taxpayer dollars to entice more people – including those with higher incomes – to the exchanges, Democrats are taking one more s…
A Disastrous Year In Federal Healthcare Spending
Congress and the Biden administration approved tens of billions in new healthcare expenditures. Much of that money will be wasted on inefficient programs and subsidies that do little to improve the quality of care that Americans receive.
Building Back To Canadian Health Care?
Senate Democrats have delayed action on their multi-trillion-dollar Build Back Better Act until the New Year. If it passes, even more people will be dependent on the federal government for health coverage.
Latest Medicaid Data Show A Deeply Broken Program
A bank that misplaced over one-fifth of its deposits would be shut down almost immediately. So would a hospital that bungled one in five operations, or a private health insurer that mishandled one-fifth of its claims. But apparently, the bar is a lot l…
The FDA’s Dysfunction Is A Public Health Crisis Of Its Own
The FDA’s perpetual tardiness is a product of its culture. Agency officials don’t get in trouble if a drug or medical device that could save lives never makes it to market. But if an approved product injures or kills someone, then the agency could take…
