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 Broken-Promise Budget Proposal
How many broken budget promises does President Obama’s new budget represent? A bunch.
Contraception Coverage Compromise Could Raise Costs
In this article published by FoxBusiness Dr. Merrill Matthews explains how administrative fees are likely to rise under the Obama administration’s compromise plan: since religious employers will not be held responsible for their employees’ contraception coverage the burden is shifted to the insurers.
The Government is Dragging Its Feet on New Vaccines
ObamaCare Hidden Price Controls Will Hammer Insurers
The federal government is cranking up its effort to control health care costs by imposing backdoor price controls on health insurers.
Halftime in America Shouldn't Mean a Handout in America
Please, No Politics in Vaccine Recommendations
Obama Goes to College, but It's Academics Who Learn Some Lessons
Medicare Plans Quash the Liberal Vision for Health Care
Liberals are expressing their disappointment that the mostly for-profit health plans have found a subtle way to attract healthier seniors.
Mobile Health: Innovations in Care and the Spectrum Challenge
On July 26, 2011 over 70 industry experts, policy analysts, Hill staff and members of the media joined IPI on Capitol Hill to examine the explosion of new and innovative ways wireless connectivity is changing the face of health care and the spectrum challenges that could kill real health care reform in its tracks.
Biosimilars and Safety
The transition from brand name biologics to generic versions, or biosimilars, has raised several questions about what steps are needed to ensure the new generic drugs are as safe and effective as the originals. Six experts respond with their comments and concerns about how best to protect patients.
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