Health Care Reform
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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A Year Later, Florida’s Drug Importation Plan Is Misguided As Ever
When president-elect Donald Trump joked about making Canada the 51st state, he had an unlikely supporter: Bernie Sanders. “Does that mean that we can adopt the Canadian health care system and . . . lower the cost of prescription drugs,” the Vermont senator wrote on X. “I’m all for it.” ...
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Learn more about saving Medicaid
Trump can fix Medicaid
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, the entitlement that provides health coverage to roughly 1 in 5 people. Requiring beneficiaries to work, volunteer, or attend school as a condition of receiving coverage and block-granting federal Medicaid funds to the states are under consideration. But with complete control of ...
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Medicare Reform Can Wait No Longer
Few components of America’s healthcare system are more in need of reform than Medicaid, the joint federal-state public health plan for low-income Americans. And with Republicans set to control the House, Senate, and executive branch next year, there’s finally a chance to address the program’s considerable problems. The most serious ...
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Learn more about healthcare reform
It’s time to give power to medical patients
America’s health bill will surpass $7.7 trillion by 2032, according to the most recent federal data. That’s equivalent to one in every five dollars flowing through the economy. And it’s completely unsustainable. To address this crisis, we must make health care work like other sectors of our economy, rather than ...
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Here’s How The Trump Administration Can Help Small Businesses Pay For Health Care
What does Donald Trump’s second term portend for health care? Patients should hope it’s a lot like his first term. During his first four years in the White House, Trump took a number of steps to give small businesses more healthcare choices—and reduce what they’d have to pay for coverage. ...
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Now Trump Has Chance to Finish His Work on Healthcare
When he takes office early next year, President-elect Donald Trump will have a rare opportunity to remake America’s healthcare system for the better. To do so, he’ll need to follow through on some of the best policy ideas from his first term while taking additional steps to bring more choice, ...
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 ...
A Year Later, Florida’s Drug Importation Plan Is Misguided As Ever
When president-elect Donald Trump joked about making Canada the 51st state, he had an unlikely supporter: Bernie Sanders. “Does that mean that we can adopt the Canadian health care system and . . . lower the cost of prescription drugs,” the Vermont senator wrote on X. “I’m all for it.” ...
Learn more about saving Medicaid
Trump can fix Medicaid
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, the entitlement that provides health coverage to roughly 1 in 5 people. Requiring beneficiaries to work, volunteer, or attend school as a condition of receiving coverage and block-granting federal Medicaid funds to the states are under consideration. But with complete control of ...
Learn more about Medicare reform
Medicare Reform Can Wait No Longer
Few components of America’s healthcare system are more in need of reform than Medicaid, the joint federal-state public health plan for low-income Americans. And with Republicans set to control the House, Senate, and executive branch next year, there’s finally a chance to address the program’s considerable problems. The most serious ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
It’s time to give power to medical patients
America’s health bill will surpass $7.7 trillion by 2032, according to the most recent federal data. That’s equivalent to one in every five dollars flowing through the economy. And it’s completely unsustainable. To address this crisis, we must make health care work like other sectors of our economy, rather than ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
Here’s How The Trump Administration Can Help Small Businesses Pay For Health Care
What does Donald Trump’s second term portend for health care? Patients should hope it’s a lot like his first term. During his first four years in the White House, Trump took a number of steps to give small businesses more healthcare choices—and reduce what they’d have to pay for coverage. ...
Learn more about healthcare reform
Now Trump Has Chance to Finish His Work on Healthcare
When he takes office early next year, President-elect Donald Trump will have a rare opportunity to remake America’s healthcare system for the better. To do so, he’ll need to follow through on some of the best policy ideas from his first term while taking additional steps to bring more choice, ...
