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.
Hospitals Are the Big Winners
Hospital systems were merging before the Affordable Care Act passed, but the law has thrown fuel on the fire. And by “fuel,” I mean money.
Between 15% And 25% Of Those Who Make Their First Obamacare Payment Could Drop Coverage Later
If the Obamacare individual market lapse rate mirrors or exceeds the pre-Obamacare lapse rate, it will further destabilize the insurance pool and make it even more likely that the government will have to come to the rescue with an insurance company bailout.
Republican presidential hopefuls: Tell us what parts of Obamacare you'll postpone
If Obama can unilaterally decide to postpone parts of Obamacare, so can a Republican president. So Republican presidential hopefuls should begin identifying which parts of Obamacare they will unilaterally postpone if elected president.
Democrats Falsely Blame Republicans For Their Failed Insurer Bailout
Democratic Reps. Henry Waxman, Sander Levin and George Miller claim the Obamacare risk corridors are a Republican idea that Democrats made better. It’s actually a Democratic idea, and they have made it much worse.
Oregon Obamacare officials could get jail time while federal officials get a pass
Oregon Obamacare website officials allegedly lied to federal officials about progress with the state’s website portal, which has never been completed, to get federal money. Meanwhile, federal officials who did the same thing have never been held accountable.
IPI Publication Outlines Ten Principles of a Market-Based Health Care System
In "Ten Principles of a Market-Oriented Health Care System," IPI's Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. offers the key components to increase access, lower costs and improve quality of care.
Ten Steps for a Market-Oriented Health Care System
Congress is looking for health care reform steps to take to replace President Obama's Affordable Care Act. Here are 10 market-oriented steps that will help will go a long way toward increasing access, lowering costs and improving the quality of health care.
Senate GOP adopts Merrill Matthews' principles for plan to replace Obamacare
Republican senators released their proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare yesterday, and it is right on target. The plan, for which the senators personally credited and thanked the author, incorporates nine of the 10 reform points suggested by Merrill Matthews’ piece for Human Events published Monday
Ten Principles of a Market-Oriented Health Care System
The GOP wants a market-driven health care reform plan to replace Obamacare. In Human Events, Merrill Matthews offers a brief summary of the key components.
Look at shameful veterans' healthcare for a preview of Obamacare
Seeing politicians stand up and praise our returning wounded warriors and yet never fixing their health care system is lesson in hypocrisy. But it’s also a lesson in what the public can expect under Obamacare.
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