Throughout the pandemic, bureaucratic sclerosis has proven the American regulatory apparatus to be an impediment to fighting COVID-19—not to mention future public health threats.
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Democrats’ Drug Pricing Reforms Aren’t What They Seem
What Democrats are proposing is a sweeping system of price controls. Evidence from abroad demonstrates that such schemes are certain to restrict access to new medicines, particularly for those who are older, living with disabilities, or fighting seriou…
Democrats’ Latest Attempt To Expand Medicare Would Hurt Seniors
But adding dental coverage to traditional Medicare is imprudent and unnecessary. In the long run, it could even reduce seniors’ ability to access quality dental care
Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Healthcare Provisions Are Disastrous
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution could usher in the most radical changes to our healthcare system in decades and move the country toward a government-run, single-payer system.
Gavin Newsom Is Bad For California’s Health
On September 14, the people of California will have the chance to oust Governor Gavin Newsom. His record over his more than two and a half years in power is checkered. Nowhere is that clearer than on health policy.
Medicare And Medicaid Turn 56 Today. That’s Not Exactly Cause For Celebration.
The legacy of Medicare and Medicaid after 56 years is one of relentless growth — in enrollees and in spending.
Sanders Proposal Brings Medicare Closer To The Brink Of Collapse
Lowering Medicare’s eligibility age would put more financial stress on the entitlement, which is dangerously close to insolvency.
Conservatives Have Healthcare Ideas, Too
An array of conservative activists, lawmakers, and free-market thinkers have been advancing a vision for healthcare policy that would reduce costs and expand consumer choice. Republicans would be wise to start talking about them.
Intellectual Property Rights Are Key To Fighting Covid-19 And Protecting Public Health
The record-setting development of multiple Covid-19 vaccines will go down in history as some of medical science’s greatest achievements. In less than a year, the competing vaccines went from the drawing board to saving lives around the world.
New York’s Single-Payer Healthcare Bill Remains A Disastrous Idea
New York’s leaders should learn from their past failures—and refrain from restarting their misguided quests for single-payer.
