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Is US Uninsured Crisis a Myth?
The report estimates that 24.3 million Americans lack health insurance in 2023, which amounts to just over 7% of the country. That might seem like an uncomfortably large figure. But consider another crucial fact. The overwhelming majority of uninsured residents — over 20 million — either have access to some ...
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Read about state-level push for single-payer
State Legislatures Can’t Shake Their Single-Payer Dreams. That’s A Problem.
Michigan is the latest state to flirt with a government takeover of the health insurance system. Earlier this year, Democratic Rep. Carrie Rheingans, who represents Ann Arbor, and several of her colleagues introduced House Bill 4893, which would create a state-run single-payer healthcare system. It’s part of a nationwide trend. ...
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Most Americans don’t want Medicare for All
But according to recent polling, neither claim is true. Americans are broadly happy with the existing health insurance system. And single-payer would manifestly worsen — not solve — the problems Americans do face under the status quo. Read the full article at the Boston Herald
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Price Controls On Doctors Are A Pathway To Socialized Medicine
Advocates for Medicare for All and other socialized medicine schemes are now in pole position. Although government distortions drive the system’s adverse outcomes, the U.S. is now on autopilot driving toward a full socialized healthcare system. Read the full article at Forbes.com
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Learn about states and Medicaid disenrollment
States Are Wasting Money by Slow-Rolling Medicaid Reviews
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress forbade states from disenrolling people from Medicaid. The idea was to prevent people from losing coverage during the pandemic. But the emergency is over. On April 1, state Medicaid programs regained the ability to drop people no longer eligible. Some states have moved ...
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If There Were a Healthcare Competition, US Would Win
Doctors in England’s National Health Service (NHS) staged a two-day strike in late August over a pay dispute with the country’s government. They plan to strike again in September and October if their demands aren’t met. The walkout is just the latest development in an ever-escalating crisis in Britain’s system ...
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Read about dangers of single-payer health care
Lawmakers Can’t Let Single-Payer Health Care Cross The Border—Or The Pond
Unfortunately, many progressives are determined to import something even more dangerous from Canada—single-payer health care. For decades, Canadians have shouldered burdensome taxes for the privilege of waiting weeks to receive subpar care. Things are just as bad in England’s government-run healthcare system. Read full article at Forbes
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Left’s Rhetoric Unmoored from Reality: U.S. Likes Its Healthcare
Three in four rate their health plan as either good or very good. And satisfaction ratings barely differed across political, racial, or socioeconomic groups. America’s health insurance system isn’t perfect. But, as these numbers suggest, it works pretty well for most people — which is more than can be said for ...
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Another reason why single-payer would be bad for US
Britain Offers a Cautionary Tale for ‘Medicare for All’
King Charles III’s coronation wasn’t the only historic event Great Britain marked this year. The country’s revered National Health Service is celebrating this summer the 75th anniversary of its founding. It’s a birthday Americans should take note of. The NHS has been an inspiration to generations of American leftists, who ...
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The insane progressive push for ‘Medicare for All’
Fifteen senators and more than 100 House members recently introduced legislation that would launch a federal takeover of the US health-insurance system and install “Medicare for All.” “We live in a country where millions of people ration lifesaving medication or skip necessary trips to the doctor because of cost,” said Rep. ...
Read Sally Pipes' latest at Newsmax
Is US Uninsured Crisis a Myth?
The report estimates that 24.3 million Americans lack health insurance in 2023, which amounts to just over 7% of the country. That might seem like an uncomfortably large figure. But consider another crucial fact. The overwhelming majority of uninsured residents — over 20 million — either have access to some ...
Read about state-level push for single-payer
State Legislatures Can’t Shake Their Single-Payer Dreams. That’s A Problem.
Michigan is the latest state to flirt with a government takeover of the health insurance system. Earlier this year, Democratic Rep. Carrie Rheingans, who represents Ann Arbor, and several of her colleagues introduced House Bill 4893, which would create a state-run single-payer healthcare system. It’s part of a nationwide trend. ...
Read latest about single-payer healthcare
Most Americans don’t want Medicare for All
But according to recent polling, neither claim is true. Americans are broadly happy with the existing health insurance system. And single-payer would manifestly worsen — not solve — the problems Americans do face under the status quo. Read the full article at the Boston Herald
Price Controls On Doctors Are A Pathway To Socialized Medicine
Advocates for Medicare for All and other socialized medicine schemes are now in pole position. Although government distortions drive the system’s adverse outcomes, the U.S. is now on autopilot driving toward a full socialized healthcare system. Read the full article at Forbes.com
Learn about states and Medicaid disenrollment
States Are Wasting Money by Slow-Rolling Medicaid Reviews
During the COVID-19 public health emergency, Congress forbade states from disenrolling people from Medicaid. The idea was to prevent people from losing coverage during the pandemic. But the emergency is over. On April 1, state Medicaid programs regained the ability to drop people no longer eligible. Some states have moved ...
Read latest on single-payer healthcare
If There Were a Healthcare Competition, US Would Win
Doctors in England’s National Health Service (NHS) staged a two-day strike in late August over a pay dispute with the country’s government. They plan to strike again in September and October if their demands aren’t met. The walkout is just the latest development in an ever-escalating crisis in Britain’s system ...
Read about dangers of single-payer health care
Lawmakers Can’t Let Single-Payer Health Care Cross The Border—Or The Pond
Unfortunately, many progressives are determined to import something even more dangerous from Canada—single-payer health care. For decades, Canadians have shouldered burdensome taxes for the privilege of waiting weeks to receive subpar care. Things are just as bad in England’s government-run healthcare system. Read full article at Forbes
Read latest on single-payer healthcare
Left’s Rhetoric Unmoored from Reality: U.S. Likes Its Healthcare
Three in four rate their health plan as either good or very good. And satisfaction ratings barely differed across political, racial, or socioeconomic groups. America’s health insurance system isn’t perfect. But, as these numbers suggest, it works pretty well for most people — which is more than can be said for ...
Another reason why single-payer would be bad for US
Britain Offers a Cautionary Tale for ‘Medicare for All’
King Charles III’s coronation wasn’t the only historic event Great Britain marked this year. The country’s revered National Health Service is celebrating this summer the 75th anniversary of its founding. It’s a birthday Americans should take note of. The NHS has been an inspiration to generations of American leftists, who ...
The insane progressive push for ‘Medicare for All’
Fifteen senators and more than 100 House members recently introduced legislation that would launch a federal takeover of the US health-insurance system and install “Medicare for All.” “We live in a country where millions of people ration lifesaving medication or skip necessary trips to the doctor because of cost,” said Rep. ...
