The Trouble With National Solutions For Local Problems
Jon Ward discusses health care collapse, the evolution of institutions, and 1980 vs. 2020 Presidential runs on Federalist Radio.
Mitch McConnell Gambled Big On Obamacare And Lost
McConnell squelched any possibility of pre-gaming consensus on the Senate side. It was a bet on his own ability as leader, and he lost.
Why Lindsay Graham’s ‘State Flexibility’ In Health Care Is Hypocritical
Moderates want other senators to respect their states’ decisions on Medicaid expansion, but want to dictate to other senators how those senators’ states should regulate health insurance.
Los Angeles Times Denies Request To Correct False Claims By Disgraced Columnist Michael Hiltzik
The Los Angeles Times is refusing to retract bogus claims about Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion made by disgraced columnist Michael Hiltzik.
Slate: Let’s Fix High Maternal Mortality Rates By Killing The Baby Instead
Killing the unborn isn’t the answer to high-risk pregnancy. We should focus on helping mothers and their children, from conception to childbirth—and beyond.
Megan McArdle On Social Capital, Health Care, And Life With Algorithms
Bloomberg View Columnist Megan McArdle defends David Brooks’ thoughts on sandwiches and social class on this episode of the Federalist Radio Hour.
Doctors Across The World Are Fighting To Treat Charlie Gard. Will The UK Let Them?
The ultimate question in Charlie’s case is: who should decide what’s in his best interest? The answer: His parents. Not the courts. Not the hospital. Not the government.
No, America Doesn’t Have The Highest Maternal Mortality Rate In The Developed World
The U.S. medical community defines maternal mortality differently than the WHO, and keeps better records for the women in its care than other countries do.
Every State Needs To Pass ‘Simon’s Law’ To Prevent Charlie Gard Cases Stateside
As hospitals seek to mandate the timing of life and death, more states need to affirm the rights of parents to determine the welfare of their children.
Obamacare Is Causing Insurers To Delay Surgeries Patients Need
A new study in a leading neurosurgical journal proves that insurance companies are refusing to pay for especially higher-cost surgeries because Obamacare has slashed their profits.
Yanking Life Support From UK Baby Demonstrates Dangers Of Socialized Medicine
Against his parents’ wishes, Britain is preventing an ill infant from getting care, and the legal and social environment in the United States isn’t far away.
To Solve Health-Care Impasse, GOP Senators Should Extend To All The Flexibility They Want For Their States
This past week, frictions caused by federalism helped create the legislative stalemate, but the forces of federalism can also pave the way for a solution.
A Blue-Collar, Middle-Class Truck Driver’s Rant On America’s Health Care Mess
Here’s a concrete example of what ‘skyrocketing premiums,’ ‘gargantuan deductibles,’ and ‘outrageous co-pays’ look like on the ground for a blue-collar, middle-class truck driver.
Podcast: Unpacking The Senate Healthcare Bill And Obamacare Aftermath
Avik Roy, John Daniel Davidson, and Ben Domenech discuss the future of American healthcare markets.
Obamacare Debate Is Largely About Welfare For Unhealthy Middle-Class Americans
The accusation that Republicans really want to shove the inhabitants of pediatric cancer wards onto the streets to die is obscuring the health-care debate we need to have.
Here’s What’s Inside Senate Republicans’ Health Care Bill
On June 22, Senate leadership released a discussion draft of their Obamacare ‘repeal-and-replace’ bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Here’s a detailed summary.
Congressional Democrats Defend Obamacare At Their Own Peril
In their efforts to keep the Affordable Care Act alive, congressional Democrats don’t seem to notice that they’re giving ever more power to the executive.
Even Democrats Can’t Fix Obamacare, Because Everything Popular Is Disastrous
The only way to make the Affordable Care Act sustainable while not eliminating its benefits is to double down on the parts people hate.
How Electronic Medical Records Exploded In Doctors’ Faces And Politicians Got Off Scot-Free
The past decade of throwing taxpayers’ money at health information technology makes the Solyndra boondoggle look like chump change.
Special Interests Obscure Truth That Expanding Medicaid Makes Disabled Americans Suffer
The Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities not only did not object to the way Obamacare discriminates against individuals with disabilities, it wanted to expand that discrimination.
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