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.
Are Hospitals 'gaming the system' on COVID Cases?
A major national newspaper is reporting that hospitals and doctors get paid more if Medicare patients are listed as COVID-19 and on ventilators.
The Coming Fire Sale of COVID-19 Ventilators
Need a ventilator—cheap? The U.S. will have thousands upon thousands of unused ones--thanks to billions of taxpayer dollars and little data to guide such policy decisions.
Destroying the Health Care System to Save it
The COVID-19 lockdowns intended to save the health care system have imposed significant challenges, and many hospitals may not survive the efforts to save them.
Physicians Still Waiting for Flexibility in Prescribing to Suicidal Patients
After publicly calling attention to the problem eight years, physicians say there has been little to no change in the way insurance companies cover prescription medications for suicidal patients considered in danger of a drug overdose.
COVID-19-Induced Health Care Rationing a Preview of Medicare for All
COVID-19 is exposing Americans to debates over rationing health care, something government-run health care systems deal with all the time.
Coalition Letter Regarding the Proposed "Buy American" Mandate
If implemented, a Buy American mandate would disrupt existing supply chains, invite retaliatory actions from trading partners, and threaten timely access to medicines. In this current health crisis, such a mandate could even threaten our ability to adequately respond to the pandemic.
The Media's Obsession with Hydroxychloroquine and Donald Trump
The media's latest obsession is attacking President Trump for "playing doctor" when he highlights doctors' reports of a successful treatment for COVID-19.
Coalition Letter Advocating Transparency and Oversight of Coronavirus Stimulus Spending
Bipartisan groups lay out principles for transparency and oversight of coronavirus stimulus spending.
Pandemic-induced Protectionism Endangers Lives
The pandemic has demonstrated the need for more diversity in the pharmaceutical supply chain, not less.
Can Federalism Survive the Coronavirus?
National emergencies can pose a threat to our federalist system of government. So far, President Trump has tried respect that federal-state balance of power.
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