Health Care Reform
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Counting the Cost of Single-Payer
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is back on the road promoting Medicare for All. “We are the only major nation on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people as a human right,” he complained in a recent speech in Nevada. But the Vermont senator failed to explain how ...
Commentary
Medicare fraud should be next in line for DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency’s crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse is off to a fast start. But as an engine of government savings, DOGE still has substantial untapped potential. That’s because it hasn’t yet addressed the fraud crippling one of the federal government’s largest programs: Medicare. In fiscal year ...
Commentary
Republicans’ Free Chance To Save Sick Kids
Right now, Congress has a chance to save the lives of countless sick children—without spending a dime of taxpayer money. It could seize that opportunity by reauthorizing the Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV) program—which incentivizes companies to invest in lifesaving but financially risky treatments for rare pediatric diseases. Read the ...
Commentary
Republicans, don’t give up on healthcare reform
In his first week back in the White House, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to health policy. But lasting action on healthcare reform, from reining in wasteful or fraudulent Medicaid spending to rolling back billions in premium subsidies, can only come from Congress, which holds the power ...
Biosimilars
The Biosimilar Promise
Reforms Can Improve Competition and Generate More Savings
Reforms Can Improve Competition and Generate More Savings By Wayne Winegarden | January 7, 2025 READ PDF Executive Summary Reforms that will strengthen the biosimilar market and expand savings opportunities include: Reforming (ideally repealing) the Inflation Reduction Act’s price control measures. Improving the incentives underlying the current buy-and-bill system to ...
Commentary
Make Hospitals Competitive Again by Reining in Spending
The United States spent $4.9 trillion on healthcare in 2023, according to figures published last month by the federal government. That’s an increase of 7.5% relative to 2022. What’s behind this astounding spending growth? It’s largely hospital care. Read the entire op-ed here.
Commentary
It Turns Out Americans Really Love Their Health Care
Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system? Social media has been alight with stories about insurance companies denying claims or limiting access to care in the wake of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO earlier this month. But the public’s attitude toward health care in the real world ...
Commentary
Here’s What’s in Trump’s Healthcare Plan
The American people are about to find out what Donald Trump meant when he said he had “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform. It’s reasonable to expect market-oriented changes that lead to more choices, lower costs and better stewardship of taxpayer dollars. One of the most important actions Trump ...
Commentary
Dear Elon, Add Medicare ‘Site-Neutrality’ To DOGE’s To-Do List
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have declared war on government bloat. They hope to use the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to axe wasteful spending and slash bureaucratic red tape that costs Americans trillions of dollars in foregone economic growth. One of the best places to start would ...
Commentary
Power to the Patients
America’s health bill will surpass $7.7 trillion by 2032. That’s equivalent to one in every five dollars flowing through the economy. To address this crisis, we must make health care work like other sectors of our economy, rather than the bloated, over-regulated mess it is today. And that will require ...
Counting the Cost of Single-Payer
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is back on the road promoting Medicare for All. “We are the only major nation on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people as a human right,” he complained in a recent speech in Nevada. But the Vermont senator failed to explain how ...
Medicare fraud should be next in line for DOGE
The Department of Government Efficiency’s crackdown on waste, fraud and abuse is off to a fast start. But as an engine of government savings, DOGE still has substantial untapped potential. That’s because it hasn’t yet addressed the fraud crippling one of the federal government’s largest programs: Medicare. In fiscal year ...
Republicans’ Free Chance To Save Sick Kids
Right now, Congress has a chance to save the lives of countless sick children—without spending a dime of taxpayer money. It could seize that opportunity by reauthorizing the Pediatric Priority Review Voucher (PPRV) program—which incentivizes companies to invest in lifesaving but financially risky treatments for rare pediatric diseases. Read the ...
Republicans, don’t give up on healthcare reform
In his first week back in the White House, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to health policy. But lasting action on healthcare reform, from reining in wasteful or fraudulent Medicaid spending to rolling back billions in premium subsidies, can only come from Congress, which holds the power ...
The Biosimilar Promise
Reforms Can Improve Competition and Generate More Savings
Reforms Can Improve Competition and Generate More Savings By Wayne Winegarden | January 7, 2025 READ PDF Executive Summary Reforms that will strengthen the biosimilar market and expand savings opportunities include: Reforming (ideally repealing) the Inflation Reduction Act’s price control measures. Improving the incentives underlying the current buy-and-bill system to ...
Make Hospitals Competitive Again by Reining in Spending
The United States spent $4.9 trillion on healthcare in 2023, according to figures published last month by the federal government. That’s an increase of 7.5% relative to 2022. What’s behind this astounding spending growth? It’s largely hospital care. Read the entire op-ed here.
It Turns Out Americans Really Love Their Health Care
Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system? Social media has been alight with stories about insurance companies denying claims or limiting access to care in the wake of the assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO earlier this month. But the public’s attitude toward health care in the real world ...
Here’s What’s in Trump’s Healthcare Plan
The American people are about to find out what Donald Trump meant when he said he had “concepts of a plan” for healthcare reform. It’s reasonable to expect market-oriented changes that lead to more choices, lower costs and better stewardship of taxpayer dollars. One of the most important actions Trump ...
Dear Elon, Add Medicare ‘Site-Neutrality’ To DOGE’s To-Do List
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have declared war on government bloat. They hope to use the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to axe wasteful spending and slash bureaucratic red tape that costs Americans trillions of dollars in foregone economic growth. One of the best places to start would ...
Power to the Patients
America’s health bill will surpass $7.7 trillion by 2032. That’s equivalent to one in every five dollars flowing through the economy. To address this crisis, we must make health care work like other sectors of our economy, rather than the bloated, over-regulated mess it is today. And that will require ...
