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October 19, 2006

Are Costs the Best Way to Measure a Health Care System?

Everyone from consumers, businesses small and large, and government policy makers is concerned about rising health care costs.
October 18, 2006

The Dangers of Undermining Patient Choice: Lessons from Europe and Canada

by Helen Disney, Wilfried Prewo, Stephen Pollard, Alphonse Crespo, Fredrik Erixon, Brian Crowley, Valentin Petkantchin, Johan Hjertqvist, Alberto Mingardi | Policy Report

According to these essays by nine health care experts from Europe and Canada, rationing of care and lack of investment are the real-world results of their health care systems. As a result, patients in those countries are dissatisfied, facing long waiting lines and receiving treatment with old and outdated technologies. The U.S. should carefully consider the experience of patients in these countries before emulating their health care systems.

October 17, 2006

Medicaid Spending’s Down and State Revenues Are Up—Be Concerned!

Uh oh! We may be in for one of those good-news-is-bad-news scenarios.
October 12, 2006

And the Noble Prize for the Most Innovators Goes to . . .

We are pleased to announce that innovation is alive and well in the U.
October 10, 2006

How Much Is a Year of Life Worth?

Let’s say you were wrongly convicted of a crime and sent to prison.
October 5, 2006

IPI’s WIPO Intervention

The following “intervention” (i.
October 3, 2006

Consumers Are Profiting; Call an Investigation!

How’s this for a conspiracy? Millions of greedy people have conspired to reduce the standard of living for a whole class of good, solid Americans.
September 29, 2006

The True Cost of Motion Picture Piracy to the U.S. Economy

Motion picture piracy costs the film industry billions of dollars in lost revenue, but this is only a fraction of its impact on the total U.S. economy. Combining the latest data on worldwide movie piracy with multipliers from a respected U.S. government model, this study concludes that motion picture piracy costs American workers significant losses in jobs and earnings, and costs governments enormous lost tax revenue.

September 28, 2006

The Next Book for Textbooks

What’s the first shock about college? Answer: the tuition bill.
September 26, 2006

It’s the Price Controls, Stupid

It’s sad—really, really sad—that U.

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