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.
President Touts Lower Insurance Premiums, with Little Evidence
According to Merrill Matthews, health insurance costs will be going up because ObamaCare creates incentives for more people to use more care.
Comparing The Failed "Ebola-Care" And Obamacare Rollouts
Obama’s confidence in big government’s ability to handle all health care issues looks, in hindsight, not only arrogant but foolish—and a threat to the public health.
Remember When Obamacare Would STOP Health Insurers From Canceling Policies?
President Obama’s now-discredited assertion that “if you like your policy, you can keep it” has overshadowed another bogus promise: that his health care reform law would stop health insurers from canceling policies.
Medicare's Former Chief Actuary Speaks Out About Its Challenges
For his courage in telling the truth in Washington about Obamacare, the Wall Street Journal recommended CMS chief actuary Richard Foster for president.
Justice? Single-Payer Advocate's Husband Waits 2 Days for Hospital Bed
Two long-time defenders of Canada's government-run health care system become its latest victims.
Obamacare Costing Taxpayers $10,000 Per Insured Person - And Counting
Health coverage was never so costly until President Obama decided to make it “affordable.”
Elements of a Republican Reform Agenda
Powerpoint presentation given by IPI President Tom Giovanetti to the North Texas Strategy & Victory Conference in Grapevine, Texas on September 27, 2014.
Ebola Outbreak Highlights Value of Cures
Matthews points out that it is a benefit to have an innovative industry working every day to tackle the worst diseases, and the Ebola outbreak demonstrates the value of the industry’s contributions to the world.
Businesses Report Cutting Jobs Due to ObamaCare
Businesses are cutting jobs due to ObamaCare, according to surveys by several regional Federal Reserve Banks.
The Time May Be Right to Salvage States Rights
“This is the biggest push back that I’ve seen in my lifetime," said Merrill Matthews of IPI. "There’s this growing sense that there are areas that are the purview of states, and the states ought to be allowed to do that.”
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