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.
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.”
Since The Ebola Outbreak, Who's Bad-Mouthin' Drug Companies Now?
Since the tragic outbreak of the Ebola virus, critics of drug companies have changed their tune.
Report Reveals Secrets Behind Premium Increases
There are too many factors affecting health insurance premiums, both actuarial and political, for either pro- or anti-Obamacare forces to claim victory.
What's Behind Those Rising Health Insurance Premiums?
Defenders of the Affordable Care Act are boasting that health insurance premiums are not rising as much as some analysts predicted. They will. There are multiple factors, including politics, that drive health insurance premiums up—and down. The ACA increases both inefficiency and utilization, which will increase total health care spending and therefore health insurance premiums—just the opposite of what President Obama promised.
Obama's Honor-nomics
President Obama’s complete inability to pass liberal legislation that actually works—or now to pass any legislation at all—has driven him to rely on the honor system in the hope that people will do the right thing in several policy arenas.
What's Up With Health Insurance Premiums -- Besides Politics?
Multiple factors, both health care-related and political, are affecting premium increases. Some of those variables are pushing premiums up and others down.
Are Health Insurers Discriminating Against the Sickest Patients?
Health insurers backed Obamacare's provision requiring them to cover any applicant, which means they should pay those medical bills, even if they are expensive, and stop looking for ways to avoid them.
Big Rise In Health Care Premiums In Time For Midterm Races
Just in time for the November elections. News about your health insurance premiums that could affect your vote, and the votes of American everywhere.
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