CBO: If Democrats Push Socialized Medicine, Get Ready For Rationing
CBO’s work provides important context about Democratic health-care proposals, including the end goal for most on the left: a full government takeover of health care.
Joe Biden’s HHS Nominee Wants A Compelete Government Takeover Of Health Care
Xavier Becerra’s nomination means that President-Elect Joe Biden has now surrounded himself with supporters of single-payer health care.
Democrats’ Only Disagreement About Bureaucrat-Run Medicine Is How To Get There
The left’s fratricidal squabbles are mostly theater. Their ultimate goal remains clear — as does the harm single-payer would do to the health care system.
How Government-Run Health Care Worsened The Coronavirus Crisis
One of the major causes of the dearth of testing over the past several months: Low payments from Medicare, which led to low payment rates from private insurance plans.
Joe Biden’s ‘Medicare At 60’ Plan Shows Democrats’ Lust For Socialized Medicine
If ‘Medicare at 60’ wouldn’t significantly reduce the number of uninsured and doesn’t lower costs for people who can’t afford coverage, why did Biden propose it?
How Congress’ Coronavirus Legislation Could Pay Millionaires’ Bills With Medicaid
These provisions not only encourage waste, fraud, and abuse, but will also further entrench government-run health care—the left’s ultimate objective.
Yes, We Should Move Away From Employer-Tied Health Insurance, But Not Into Single-Payer
These lefties do have a point: The United States should move away from employer-provided health coverage. It just shouldn’t rely upon a government-run model to do so.
How Democrats Would Make Hospitals’ Corona Cash Crunch Worse
The types of financial shocks hospitals currently face illustrate the problems inherent in Democrats’ proposed expansions of government-run health care.
Colorado’s Experiment Proves Single-Payer Doesn’t Offer Any Public ‘Options’
At present, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer legislation represents the far end of the continuum, but liberals will use proposals like Colorado’s ‘public option’ to get there.
No, Bernie Sanders, Single Payer Wouldn’t Eliminate The Coronavirus Outbreak
In a Monday townhall, Sanders suggested a single-payer health-care system with ‘free’ care would ameliorate Americans’ concerns.
What John Oliver Didn’t Mention About Single-Payer Health Care
While John Oliver articulated many of the shortcomings of the current system, much of his arguments in favor of a single-payer system missed the mark.
How Single Payer Would Make Disease Outbreaks Like The Coronavirus Worse
The coronavirus outbreak provides a compelling argument against Bernie Sanders’ so-called ‘Medicare for All’ program, which would accelerate infectious disease outbreaks.
Is Elizabeth Warren Using A ‘Goldilocks’ Strategy To Win The Democratic Nomination?
If Democrats do end up with a contested convention, it seems unlikely to result in an outcome in which a previously undeclared candidate emerges from the shadows to win the nomination.
Why Elizabeth Warren Isn’t Telling The Truth About ‘Choice’ In Her Health Plan
Warren sees a ‘buy-in’ program as creating a natural ‘glide path’ to single payer. She remains quite outspoken in her goal: a socialized medicine system.
Yes, Socialized Medicine Will Lead To Waits For Care
Recently, a liberal think-tank, the Center for American Progress (CAP), issued a policy paper that promised ‘the truth’ on waiting times in government-run health systems. That’s not what it delivers.
Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan For Your Health Care, Whether You Like It Or Not
For reasons both practical and philosophical, Warren and her technocratic ilk might benefit from some humility as they seek to remake the health care system—and the nation.
How U.K. Free-Riding On U.S. Drug Innovation Is Affecting Brexit
The Labour Party has raised the specter of the Conservatives ‘putting the NHS up for sale’ to reach a post-Brexit trade agreement with the United States.
Native American Health Scandal Shows Why Government-Run Care Can Be Deadly
The broken culture within the Indian Health Service demonstrates how government-run health care systems provide poor-quality care, often harming rather than helping vulnerable patients.
If You Think Health Care Is Expensive Now, Just Wait Until It’s ‘Free’
Researchers estimated eliminating patient cost-sharing from a single-payer system would raise total health care spending by nearly $1 trillion per year.
November Debate Outs Democrats’ Double-Speak On Health Care
Forcing everyone into socialized medicine, and dissembling to voters while doing so: That’s the agenda the American people saw on display in Atlanta Wednesday evening.