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.
Obama And His Policies Have Been A Boon To Temporary Workers
Well, at least one industry is thriving under Obamacare: companies that provide temporary services.
CRomnibus in Context
For conservatives, there are a surprising number of policy victories in the "CRomnibus."
When the Only Person Left to See You Is a Nurse
New data confirm that it will be harder for patients to see their doctors in the future. As a result, physician assistants and nurse practitioners will increasingly fill in the gap between increasing patient demand to see a health care provider amidst a shrinking supply of doctors.
These Two States Cut Medicaid ... And Saved Money
Illinois and Pennsylvania were the two case studies the IPI used to illustrate Medicaid reform.
Great News! My Wife's Health Insurance Premiums More Than Doubled
It was completely predictable. In fact, health actuary Mark Litow and I predicted it in the Wall Street Journal last year. But now it’s hitting the pocketbook.
Can We Believe Officials Claiming They Made a Mistake Inflating Obamacare Coverage
The administration has repeatedly misled, fudged, concealed and even lied to the public about Obamacare.
Matthews: How Two States Cut Medicaid and Saved Money
States are struggling with the explosive growth and cost of Medicaid, and those states that have accepted Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion will especially struggle when Washington stops covering the full cost in a few years. But a new publication discusses how Illinois and Pennsylvania have found ways to significantly curb Medicaid spending by redetermining enrollees’ eligibility, and other states should take note.
How Two States Cut Medicaid and Saved Money
States are looking for ways to reduce their exploding Medicaid spending. Two states, Illinois and Pennsylvania, found a way to do just that: by examining their Medicaid and welfare rolls and removing people who don't belong.
Benefit of Pensions Shown to Be Widespread
Determining how much of the increase in health-care premiums can be attributed to the ACA is tricky, IPI reports. Increases are based on actuarial estimates which are educated guesses about factors including the estimated ratio of sick and healthy people in a particular insurance pool, the normal growth in health-care costs, and government regulations.
Republicans Can Easily Get Rid Of One of The Worst Parts About ObamaCare
Republicans won’t be able to repeal Obamacare as long as President Obama is in office, but they can make a big dent in one of its most egregious and unconstitutional flaws: Simply eliminate the penalties for not having coverage.
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