Pollster Frank Luntz convened a virtual focus group recently with “vaccine-hesitant Trump voters” intended to represent 30 million Republicans who say they don’t plan to get a coronavirus shot. “Without these people, you’re not getting herd immunity,” Luntz told The Washington Post. By the end of the session, all 19 participants at the end said they were more likely to get … [Read more...] about Education, not indoctrination
Eleven Long Years
Eleven years ago next Tuesday, Obamacare was signed into law, beginning a decade of distortions to our health sector that doubled premiums, caused millions of people to lose their policies and doctors, and dramatically reduced choices for Americans purchasing health insurance in the individual market. House Democrats are celebrating with a hearing on Tuesday, offering nearly … [Read more...] about Eleven Long Years
Other People’s Money
These are discouraging times indeed for those of us who believe in freedom of choice, private competition, and individual liberty in our health sector, and that government’s key role should be providing a strong safety net for the needy. But liberal health policy is in the ascendancy, with a huge new influx of deficit spending to further expand government’s role in the health sector and … [Read more...] about Other People’s Money
A Truly Awful Bill
It is hard to imagine a worse piece of legislation than the so-called Covid response bill that has passed the House and now is being debated in the Senate. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WI, demanded that the 628-page bill be read in its entirety on the Senate floor yesterday and last night, but few of his colleagues stayed to listen. Here’s a little of what they would have … [Read more...] about A Truly Awful Bill
On the Verge
The House is on the verge of ramming through its destructive and pork-laden $1.9 trillion relief bill, with Senate Democratic leaders eagerly awaiting its arrival next week. Galen Senior Fellows Brian Blase and Doug Badger have been prolific in helping policymakers see how regressive, wasteful, and destructive the ill-conceived health spending provisions in the bill are, as you have seen from … [Read more...] about On the Verge
More Subsidies for the Rich
Washington’s first answer to most any problem is to throw more money at it—more of your money. That’s just what is happening now with the massive $1.9 trillion so-called Covid relief bill that is racing through Congress. And the more we look at the details, the more egregious it is. The bill is designed to provide economic assistance to people suffering from the effects of … [Read more...] about More Subsidies for the Rich
Protecting Consumer-Friendly Options
The $1.9 trillion, deficit-spending reconciliation bill is speeding through Congress, auspiciously to provide funding for Covid relief. Republicans have offered bipartisan solutions to craft a targeted bill with more limited taxpayer assistance to address pressing problems. But it appears Speaker Pelosi plans to use her ultra-narrow majority to ram through the bill which … [Read more...] about Protecting Consumer-Friendly Options
A Great American Story
Here’s a great story about two dads and a civic commitment that is helping countless people. It starts last year near Ft. Worth, Texas, where John Bielamowicz and David Baillargeon wanted to help acquire personal protective equipment (PPE) for local hospitals but found woefully few U.S. based suppliers. Limited supplies were forcing healthcare workers and first responders to reuse N95 … [Read more...] about A Great American Story