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.
How a Public Option May Preserve Health Insurance Exchanges
There’s been a long-running concern that what the exchanges will ultimately be is the place where the people who are the sickest and need subsidies from the federal government will reside, said Matthews. “The question comes about – would even some of those people be able to buy cheaper insurance, even considering the subsidies, outside of the exchange if a death spiral initiates. If so, does that ultimately make the exchanges unworkable?”
VT Agency Wrongly Allotted $13M for Health Insurance Marketplace
More reforms may need to be implemented in order to strengthen state health insurance marketplaces and keep payers participating in the exchanges.
The Left's Secret Ploy to Subsidize Obamacare for Illegal Immigrants
In pushing through Obamacare, President Obama initially agreed that illegals would not have access to taxpayer subsidies. That was only a ruse to get the law passed. Now the left is moving forward with its real agenda.
UN Panel Blames Capitalism, Property Rights for Lack of Access to Medicines in Poor Nations
The mandate of the UN's High Level Panel on Access to Medicines assumed that patent rights are "incoherent" with access to medicines, which is a demonstrably false assumption. That's why the recommendations of the report, released today, would be harmful to public health rather than helpful.
Remember the Obamacare "Death Panel"? Hillary Clinton Wants to Bring It Back
The term “death panel” may seem like an exaggeration, until you are one of those who’s denied the life-saving drugs you need.
Will Telehealth Be Improved or Restricted?
Consumers and doctors should have the choice to find the right means of care that works best in each situation. Technology continues to make such tailored care a reality if not blocked by government.
My Wife Couldn't Keep Her Health Coverage (3 Times), Now She Can't Keep Her Doctor Either
President Obama won Politifact's "Lie of the Year" for his promise that you could keep your health policy; tell that to my wife, who keeps getting her policies canceled.
Did Aetna Need Merger to Stay in Health Insurance Exchanges?
Before the DOJ filed a lawsuit blocking the Aetna-Humana health insurance merger, the Aetna CEO sent a letter stating that, without the merger, it would drop out of the health insurance exchanges.
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Comparing Welfare Reform's Success to Obamacare's Failure
There are lessons to be learned by comparing welfare reform's 20-year success story with Obamacare's five years of failure. For example, bipartisanship.
Obamacare Insurers Sink
Insurers including Blue Cross, United Healthcare, Cigna, Humana — which last month said it will limit its participation to a handful of areas — have seen a gradual decline in stock prices, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation.
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