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.
A Guide to Understanding Prescription Drug Pricing
President Trump and many in Congress want to reduce prescription drug prices. This paper discusses how drug prices are determined and explains why political efforts to reduce them would be both harmful and counterproductive.
Exodus from Blue States Continues--and Grows
Regarding Healthcare, GOP Faces Biggest Hurdle
Voters will have a lot on their minds when they go to the polls next year. Resident scholar Merrill Matthews thinks 2020 will be a referendum on healthcare policy.
Congress Considers Bills to Address Doctor Residency Shortage
Lawmakers in Congress have introduced bills to add 1,000 new hospital residencies over the next five years to combat a national physician shortage intensified by the opioid crisis.
Letter to Republican Members of Congress Regarding Price Controls in the Healthcare Reform Plans
In a response to the direction the health care policy debate is moving” – particularly among conservative lawmakers – IPI has joined with more than 70 other conservative and free-market organizations to warn Congress about the dangers of price fixing.
Why Aren't Health Care Prices Transparent?
President Trump is taking steps to increase price transparency in health care. We agree with the goal, but one needs to ask why prices aren't already transparent, as they are in the rest of the economy.
Remember Obamacare? Sign-up Kicks Off for Enrollees
Another enrollment period for Obamacare is about to get under way for people seeking health insurance coverage.
Poll: Voters Confused About Medicare for All
Democrat voters are confused about what a single-payer, Medicare for All plan actually means, a new poll shows.
Trump Orders Worthy Improvements in Medicare
Medicare open enrollment began last week and continues through Dec. 7. It’s an opportunity for seniors to ask what they want out of Medicare and choose an option moving them toward that goal. But those options could change significantly in the near future, for the better — or for the worse.
A Warning Over 'Free' Healthcare From Utopia of Canada
Supporters of single-payer healthcare continue their efforts to promote the system in the U.S. but a critic says a sad and preventable case in Canada puts another dent in the argument for government-run healthcare.
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