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
The Health 202: Large employers don’t want Medicare-for-all
Medicare-for-all advocates argue enacting their plan would lift a heavy burden off employers to provide their workers with health-care coverage, which is the way 180 million Americans get their insurance. But… Read More
Medicare for all is actually quality health care for none
Democrats from across the country are uniting around a new legislative proposal, “Medicare for All.” This Obamacare 2.0 reboot would in fact cripple and bankrupt our underfunded Medicare system, while… Read More
Medicare Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Democrats enamored by the idea of Medicare for All should keep in mind that the standard existing Medicare benefit package falls well short of what they are proposing. If Medicare… Read More
Opinion: Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for all is a fool’s journey
Sen. Bernie Sanders recently unveiled his 2019 edition of Medicare for all. Presidential hopefuls Sens. Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand and Elizabeth Warren immediately endorsed the idea but other… Read More
Opinion: Dem health care plan binds science, blocks achievement
Are Democrats serious about fixing what’s broken in the nation’s health care system? Obamacare, which was supposed to be the be all and end all of reform, ending up making… Read More
Missourians would lose under Josh Hawley’s well-intentioned drug pricing bill
On the Senate campaign trail, Josh Hawley promised to shake up Washington, D.C. He’s proving to be a man of his word. Read More
Heidi Heitkamp: Democrats, don’t ditch the ACA for Medicare-for-all
As the Democratic presidential primary begins to take shape, I’m thrilled by the growing field of talented, capable contenders — any of whom would be a welcome breath of fresh… 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
A Bipartisan Drug Prescription Best Left Unfilled
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi don’t agree on much. But they’ve both made it clear they believe Americans pay too much for prescription drugs. To trim drug… Read More