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.
Yet Another Misuse of Vaccine Data
There are a lot of data associated with vaccines. But even good data can be misleading and misused if those handling it are not careful.
Joe Biden: Republicans' Secret Weapon for Retaking Congress
President Biden’s job performance is making him the most serious political threat to Democrats’ election chances in 2022. It’s almost as if Biden is a GOP secret weapon, ensuring that Republicans retake control of the House and Senate.
Seniors on Medicare Are the Last People Who Should Have to Pay for Basic Vaccines
The COVID-19 vaccine is free, but many seniors still have to pay for many basic vaccines.
Can Employers Require Employees to Be Vaccinated?
Employers are generally allowed to require employees to be vaccinated, part of the government's limited (though increasing) interference in the workplace.
Sham 'Pay-Fors' Are Another Washington Trick
Once again Washington is using sham accounting practices to claim that a massive new spending bill will be "paid for."
Biden's Latest Effort to Undermine Vaccine Trust
Biden is facing significant vaccine resistance, which will only be exacerbated by his recent prescription drug importation executive order.
Where Was the Media's Pre-pandemic Concern About Vaccine Politicization?
There are numerous stories about conservatives and Fox News politicizing the national vaccination effort. But the media weren't nearly so concerned about that politicization last fall when Democrats were the vaccine skeptics.
Bernie Sanders Embraces 'Medicare for More'
Sanders doesn’t have enough support to pass his “Medicare for All” bill—which would put every person in the country under a government-run, single-payer health care system. So he will settle for expanding Medicare from the current enrollment age of 65 to age 55 or 60—at least for now. Call it “Medicare for More.”
Everything Is Seemingly Spinning Out of Control
In FY2020, federal revenues were $3.42 trillion, but federal spending was $6.5 trillion. In other words, the federal government spent almost TWICE what it took in. That’s not sustainable.
Stop Businesses from Exploiting This Health Program for the Poor
Over the decades, Congress has created a number of programs intended to help the poor, the sick, the downtrodden. But, certain businesses and industries find ways to exploit these efforts and profit in ways lawmakers never foresaw or intended — and even hurt the very people the program was supposed to help.
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