The new Right: Who needs innovation when you can stifle it?
The populism that is coursing through the veins of Republicans in Congress right now is frightening. It is like the Hulk breaking out of Dr. Banner: It is unstoppable and… Read More
A new Senate health package includes surprisingly aggressive drug pricing reforms
Two powerful Senate lawmakers laid out an unexpectedly ambitious plan to lower the price of prescription drugs Thursday. Read More
U.S. Should Not Import Foreign Price Controls on Drugs
On May 20, 2019, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, spoke before the 72nd World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO) under the… Read More
Transition to ‘Medicare for All’ health care system could be complicated, say budget analysts
Democrats’ aspirations for “Medicare for All” are smashing into the harsh realities of filling in the details of who gets covered and how much it will cost taxpayers, with budget… Read More
LAWS: New Drug Pricing Model Hurts Medical Innovation
Through my experience working in the policy arena at the state d federal level, including during my time at NAMI-NC and in Washington, I have seen many different policy proposals… Read More
Reference Pricing Will Stifle Innovation and Hurt Patients
In recent months, Democrats in Congress and on the campaign trail have relentlessly pushed policies that will move the U.S. towards socialism. Read More
This New Democratic Plan Would Ban Private Medicine
A few months ago, Sen. Kamala Harris raised eyebrows when she nonchalantly proclaimed her desire to abolish private health insurance: “Let’s move on.” Today, Ms. Harris’s quip seems quaint. The… Read More
Tax Hikes on the Wealthy Alone Can’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’
Thirty trillion dollars, even in U.S. budget terms, is a lot of money. That’s the rough estimate from some analysts of the 10-year cost of Senator Bernie Sanders’ … Read More
Insurers Intensify Contrast With Bernie’s Medicare For All
Health insurance companies are stressing the difference in Medicare benefits they offer compared to traditional Medicare in the face of legislation and 2020 Presidential campaign promises that would bring the… Read More
Price Controls on Drugs Limit Access More Than Price
Congressional Democrats want to fundamentally transform Medicare by imposing socialist price controls on prescription drugs. But these lawmakers know such drastic changes would be dead-on-arrival in the Republican-held Senate. Read More