New Study: Medicare’s Price Controls Are Fueling America’s Growing Doctor Shortage
The Pacific Research Institute’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation today released a new issue brief warning that continued federal underpayment of doctors is fueling a looming healthcare crisis by accelerating the nation’s physician shortage and undermining access to care. Written by PRI senior fellow in business and economics and CMEI director Dr. Wayne Winegarden, the brief (titled “It’s Time for Medicare to Stop Shortchanging Physicians”) finds that Medicare reimbursement rates are well below market ...
Uninsured Americans Want Coverage Worth Buying
More than 20 million Americans lack health insurance. Democrats are betting that public concern over that number will propel them back into power this fall. But the headline figure obscures a more important question. Why do so many Americans go without coverage? A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sheds light on that question. Cost is certainly a factor. But it’s not the whole story. Read the entire op-ed here.
Trump’s War on Medicaid Fraud Finally Gains Steam
Vice President J.D. Vance’s effort to clean up waste in Medicaid began in earnest last month, with the first meeting of the administration’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. Judging from a new federal report, he’s got his work cut out for him. The study, issued last month by the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), found that Medicaid fraud convictions increased in 2025, as did the number ...
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