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.
The High Cost of Inventing New Drugs--And of Not Inventing Them
The cost of developing new prescription drugs is very expensive—a process made even more expensive than it has to be because of excessive government restrictions and limited patent life. However, not developing new drugs can also be expensive, both in financial and human costs.
The High Cost Of Inventing New Drugs -- And Of Not Inventing Them
If the cost of creating new drugs is high, the cost of not having any new drugs is immeasurable.
The Prescription Drug Act Works Well, and the President Can't Stand It
In Washington, nothing fails like success and nothing succeeds like failure. Just look at how some elected officials defend the worst health care law and criticize the best.
Medicare's Becoming A Means-Tested Welfare Program, And That Could Be A Good Thing
Those fighting to keep Medicare from becoming a means-tested welfare program are losing the battle, but that might be the only way we’re ever going to get real Medicare reform.
More Americans Will Benefit If Obamacare Loses the Supreme Court Challenge
If King wins, several million people will lose their health insurance subsidies. But a win for Obamacare means that tens of millions of uninsured Americans will have to pay a penalty in the hundreds or thousands of dollars.
Supreme Court Challenge Could Incite Obama-Abbott Stand Off Over State Exchange
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the second biggest legal challenge to Obamacare on Wednesday, and a victory for freedom will likely lead to significant political pressure on 37 states to cave to Obamacare pressure. Texas Governor Greg Abbott will be one of the targeted 37 governors.
Wednesday: SCOTUS Challenge Could Render ACA Unworkable In 37 States
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the second biggest legal challenge to Obamacare on Wednesday. And while a win for the plaintiffs in King vs. Burwell won’t kill the law, it could make it largely unworkable in 37 states.
Democratic Panic Ensues As Obamacare Flaws Could Create Millions Of Republican Voters
Panic is in full display as Democrats and liberals realize that some of the newly recognized problems of the Affordable Care Act could create millions of new Republican voters in 2016.
Coalition Letter to the CDC Regarding Access to Immunizations
Government bureaucrats should not block parental access to life-saving vaccinations.
Busted: Obamacare Co-Ops Are Underwater And Sinking Fast
Obamacare created 23 “public options” that were supposed to demonstrate just how efficient and affordable government-run health insurance could be. Not full-blown socialized medicine, but a good start. Now, all but one of the 23 state co-ops are underwater.
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