For all of the quality care it delivers, the U.S. health care system is one of the most dysfunctional sectors of the U.S. economy. The government spends nearly 50 cents of every dollar spent on health care, most consumers are almost entirely insulated from the cost of their decisions, and employers decide what kind of health insurance their employees get.
But while the U.S. health care system begs for reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act only exacerbates all of the current problems, promising to devolve into a price-controlled system rationed and micromanaged by bureaucrats.
IPI believes there are much better options: reform the tax treatment of health insurance; remove the state and federal mandates and regulations that make coverage more expensive; pass medical liability reform; and promote policies that create value-conscious shoppers in the health care marketplace.
Election Will be a Referendum on Widely Different Health Care Visions
In the November 2020 election, voters will decide between candidates with widely different visions of American health care, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hyper-Partisan Attacks Could Undermine a Covid-19 Vaccine's Adoption
Drug makers, navigating a very partisan minefield that could undermine public confidence, take a rare step of assuring the public that any vaccine they produce will be safe and effective.
An Easy Way for States to Save Health Care Dollars
If state and local government employees were to substitute more biosimilars for brand name biologic drugs, governments could save millions of dollars in tight budget times.
COVID Death Stats...Inaccurate or Just Misleading?
New information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says 94% of reported coronavirus-related deaths had underlying medical conditions–-meaning that for the other 6%, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned.
Would a Democrat Have Managed the Pandemic Better?
Despite all of the Democratic claims of pandemic competence, there is little reason to think that the party could have handled the virus any better.
Fact-shaming Michelle Obama's DNC Speech
In her emotion-driven speech to the virtual Democratic National Convention, Obama made several claims that are at best misleading. And if the media won’t do its job in pointing out these contradictions, others have to.
Coalition Letter Opposing President Donald Trump's Recent "Most Favored Nation" Executive Order
In a coalition letter the signers urge President Trump to apply the same successful, deregulatory, market-based approach that he has championed in other policy areas to health care.
Covid-19 Proves Patents and Competition Are Compatible
The race to create a Covid-19 vaccine and treatment is proving that drug company patents do not stifle competition—they only stifle copying.
IPI Opposes IPI: Problems with a Prescription Drug Pricing Index
IPI urges the Trump administration to forbear importing the price controls of socialist health care systems to the U.S.
The Best Outcome in the Hospital Price-Disclosure Wars
President Trump is trying to force hospital price transparency. The real solution is for hospitals to set one price for each service, disclose it and stick with it.
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