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.
Reining In The Overreaching FDA
The FDA has a broad mandate to protect the public health, but like most federal agencies it has gone overboard.
Payers Continue to Drop Out of the Health Insurance Exchanges
Five payers have been struggling to maintain profit selling health plans on the health insurance exchanges.
In The GOP Push To Repeal And Replace Obamacare, The Easy Part Is Over
Dr. Merrill Matthews of IPI says clues for possible Republican replacements are in the House bill Price wrote. The plan included expanded tax credits for those who do not have coverage from an employer and a major expansion of tax-free, health care spending accounts for everyone, Matthews said.
Now We Know What the Republican Obamacare Replacement Plan Will Look Like
As head of HHS, Dr. Tom Price will liklely use his own Obamacare replacement bill as the starting point for negotiations.
It's Not Just Tax Cuts, We Need Spending Cuts
Tax cuts are important but so are spending cuts, and it will take a lot of them if we aren't going to grow the federal debt.
The Preexisting Condition Provision Must End For A Republican Replacement Plan To Work
Bringing back a new and improved high risk pool system as part of a replacement plan would help get the health insurance market functioning once again.
How Obamacare Has Hurt Children
Children's health insurance was never meant to cover women well into their childbearing years.
"Quick Fixes" to Obamacare Trump Can Make on Day One
“Republicans must repeal Obamacare,” said Matthews. “Crafting a suitable replacement may take some time, but these steps will get the process started while helping a struggling public find affordable coverage."
Hurdles Remain to Repealing Obamacare
Repeal-and-replace could be a minefield. As Politico reports, smart, politically attuned congressional Republicans are already scared of the implications. But they need to get started immediately to fulfill that oft-made campaign promise.
Obamacare on GOP's Chopping Block, But Repeal & Replace Won't Be Easy, Scholar Says
Repealing and replacing Obamacare will not be easy, says IPI's Merrill Matthews. “The highest hurdle the GOP faces is the potential for a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.”
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