The White House has invited members of Congress and others to a 3 p.m. ceremony today for the signing of an executive order (EO) on prescription drug pricing. We know this continues to be a hot political issue, but a key part of the EO reportedly involves importing price controls from countries with government-run health systems and using them as a basis for U.S. drug … [Read more...] about The IPI Won’t Fly
End the Calamity of Shutdowns
By Doug Badger & Grace-Marie Turner - June 11, 2020 - RealClearHealth | States like New York and New Jersey with the strictest lockdown policies are relaxing some restrictions, but they must accelerate their reopenings and focus on targeting resources to hotspots and to protecting the most vulnerable. Months of confinement have taken an enormous toll in physical and mental health … [Read more...] about End the Calamity of Shutdowns
We Must Begin Healing
Today’s good news about jobs recovery, with businesses unexpectedly adding 2.5 million jobs, is a welcome glimmer of hope in an otherwise terrible week. I pray that our country can begin healing from the death, damage, and destruction that have devastated the lives and livelihoods of so many Americans. It’s crucial that states open their economies so people can go back to … [Read more...] about We Must Begin Healing
Continuing The Lockdowns Will Only Fuel The Fires
America has been a tinderbox after months of confinement, joblessness, and economic ruin. Last week people broke out of their homes to peacefully protest the brutal death of George Floyd, but rioters are taking advantage of the demonstrations to destroy cities across the country.Now governors and mayors are threatening to continue the shutdowns and extend curfews … [Read more...] about Continuing The Lockdowns Will Only Fuel The Fires
The Experts Were Wrong. Evidence Must Guide Us Now
In the five months since the first known COVID-19 case was reported, policymakers have much more evidence to guide better and more informed decisions about opening the U.S. economy and keeping vulnerable people safe. Galen Senior Fellow Doug Badger and Heritage Scholar Norbert Michel provide a valuable roadmap based upon their detailed review of what has worked and failed in an important … [Read more...] about The Experts Were Wrong. Evidence Must Guide Us Now
600 Physicians Say Lockdowns Are A ‘Mass Casualty Incident’
More than 600 of the nation’s physicians sent a letter to President Trump this week calling the coronavirus shutdowns a “mass casualty incident” with “exponentially growing negative health consequences” to millions of non COVID patients. “The downstream health effects...are being massively under-estimated and under-reported. This is an order of magnitude error," according to the … [Read more...] about 600 Physicians Say Lockdowns Are A ‘Mass Casualty Incident’
Follow the Data…
New York finally has seen the light. The state on Sunday reversed its deadly mandate, issued in March, prohibiting nursing homes from testing incoming residents and requiring them to accept patients from hospitals, even if they were diagnosed with COVID-19. New York now says hospitals can send patients to nursing homes only if they have tested negative for the virus. The March … [Read more...] about Follow the Data…
Focus on the Most Vulnerable
At least half of the deaths from COVID-19 have been among nursing home residents—those most likely to be elderly and to have underlying health conditions. Shouldn’t our first priority be to protect these vulnerable seniors and the workers in these facilities? Apparently not in New York. There has been too little coverage of an order signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo requiring … [Read more...] about Focus on the Most Vulnerable