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.
Donald Trump on (Prescription) Drugs
Donald Trump, the businessman who claims to know how to close a deal, has a way to lower the price of prescription drugs: allow the government to "negotiate: (i.e., dictate) the price.
Five Bold Policy Reforms 2016 Candidates Should Embrace
House Speaker Paul Ryan says Republican candidates are looking for bold policy reforms. IPI has responded with proposals that reduce the size and scope of government, empower people and states to make their own decisions, and keep more money in the private sector rather than the public sector.
How Long Can Health Insurers Continue Losing Money on Obamacare?
The last thing Obama wants is health insurers heading for the exits so that people have few or no choices in the exchanges, which would imply what everyone already knows: Obamacare has been a disaster for the vast majority of Americans.
Here's What Donald Trump's Health Care Plan Means for the Economy -- and Your Wallet
In true Trump fashion, this isn't exactly a magnum opus of policy wonkery. "The outline of his health plan is nothing more than an outline that is so thin that you can't really make any assessments of what it would do, because from the outline, it wouldn't do much at all," said Merrill Matthews, IPI resident scholar.
Should Payers Question ACA's Health Insurance Exchanges?
The leaders of major health insurer Aetna show one example of the type of questioning that remains with the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges.
Healthcare Spending on Brand Name Drugs Grew 8% in 2014
Despite the rise in healthcare spending among consumers around the nation, health payers and providers are partnering to create solutions that emphasize quality performance and lower costs.
A Republican Healthcare Reform That May Not Work
Republicans have been pushing a health care reform idea that is unlikely to work—at least the way the health insurance system is currently structured.
Viewpoints: Cure Cancer
Our success in effectively treating cancer is probably going to come from the private sector not the government, Dr. Merrill Matthews reminds us.
Fact-Checking Obama On Obamacare
President Obama took to praising his health care law in his weekly radio address, but most of his claims are misleading if not downright false.
Let's Hope Obama Cures Cancer Better Than He Fixed The Health Care System
President Obama took a few minutes in his State of the Union Address to propose the U.S. embark on a “moonshot” effort to cure cancer. But his comments reveal a real ignorance about the cancer challenge.
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