The Trump administration’s assault on e-cigarettes is the latest move by the White House to…
Far from proving charges that the administration has “sabotaged” Obamacare, new Census Bureau dataprovide compelling…
The latest annual Medicare trustees report highlights the program’s growing fiscal challenge and reflects policymakers’…
Responding to popular anxiety over prescription drug prices, the Senate Finance Committee last month approved…
Last December, the Trump Administration redesigned and set a new direction for the Shared Savings…
Drug importation is no longer a pipe dream. Now it’s a pipe bomb. The Department…
Stanford University researchers found that from 2010 through 2016, 39% of 13.6 million trips to the ED at an in-network hospital by privately insured patients resulted in an out-of-network bill. That figure increased during the study period from about a third of ED visits nationwide in 2010 to 42.8% in 2016.
As advocates of free markets and members of the business community, we can debate which…
Last year, the Trump rule on short-term health plans went into effect, which not only…
Health insurance enrollment has declined among people who do not qualify for financial help under Obamacare. Enrollment declined by 1.2 million people, or 24%, between 2017 and 2018 among people with incomes too high to qualify for Obamacare subsidies and who therefore face the full brunt of premium cost increases.
If Democrats don’t like Obamacare plans for themselves, then why did they force all Americans…
Republicans undermine their own long-term interests by supporting elimination of the Cadillac Tax. The GOP…
On Thursday, the Senate passed a bill to increase the federal budget and lift the…
Politicians are depicting a system in meltdown, but the numbers tell a different story, not…
Health insurance is expensive because spending on hospital and physician services is high. Insurers are unpopular because they bear the main responsibility for controlling this spending—but in doing so, they save consumers money and focus resources toward better care.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) recently introduced the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. The…
Last week, Reps. Ami Bera, MD (D-CA) and Jason Smith (R-MO) introduced an HSA correction…
Congress has twice delayed the Cadillac Tax—originally set to take effect in 2018—and weakened it…
In place of the Cadillac Tax, we should offer employers and their employees the option of a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to the amount of the tax subsidy they have been getting through the tax exclusion. This would solve the problem economists complain about, put health insurance and take-home pay on a level playing field at the margin, and greatly reduce the incentives we all have to over-spend on health care.
A closer look at the evolution of Medicare Advantage demonstrates that the private sector has proven to be a remarkable laboratory for innovation and progress in our health system’s core evolution—to align the payment and care delivery system with value and the outcomes we care about most for America’s seniors.
Throughout much of last year, critics of the White House darkly predicted that Congress’ repeal…
Some states are succeeding in lowering premiums and increasing enrollment in health insurance by doing a better job of targeting existing resources. Seven states obtained waivers to target subsidies for high-cost patients, and they saw premiums fall by nearly 7.5%, while premiums in the other states rose by more than 3%.
“Medicare for All” proposals may vary greatly, but a common feature is their call for…
Pennsylvania state leaders on Tuesday touted their plan to transition from the federal insurance exchange,…
The Maine Senate unanimously advanced a package of bills on Tuesday aimed at reducing prescription…
July’s Democratic presidential debates left seasoned health policy professionals confused, struggling to understand both the candidates’ policies and the differences…
Medicare buy-in is seen as a moderate proposal, but it would set off a domino…
Medicare for All’s sponsors claim it would reduce administrative costs and produce huge savings. “Private…
What Bernie Sanders is proposing is not Medicare for all. It is far more generous—and…
The health reform plan Sen. Harris unveiled this week tries to appear more moderate but it is…
