Health systems around the world are still struggling to recover from the Covid lockdowns. “British ‘single-payer” health care program is cratering,” Bob Moffit of The Heritage Foundation writes in the Washington Examiner. “According to the BBC, there are 7.2 British citizens awaiting medical care, or almost 11% of the population. “People suffering a heart attack face an average … [Read more...] about Government-Run Chaos
It’s Time
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to focus the floor debate next week on COVID recovery, beginning with a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency that has been in effect for nearly three years. With even President Biden declaring last year that “The pandemic is over,” it’s time to make it official. We are in a very different place now in understanding … [Read more...] about It’s Time
Life is Precious
Liberals say we are crazy when we warn of the risks to patients—especially the sick and vulnerable—of a single-payer government-run health care system. Tight budgets—often global budgets—already result in long waiting times for surgeries and other treatments, limited access to the newest and best medicines, and less investment in the newest technologies. But it is … [Read more...] about Life is Precious
Build on Success
Health care is not on the agenda as a top issue in the new Congress, but it will leap forward and conservatives need to be prepared. The House is expected to focus on COVID, especially investigating the source of the virus, vaccine harm, and the calamitous management of the pandemic by federal public health agencies. Meanwhile, the Biden administration will proceed in as many ways as … [Read more...] about Build on Success
The anti-science agency
One of the first tasks for the new Congress must be resetting our nation’s pandemic response effort. While now ex-director Anthony Fauci claimed he was “the science” and all of his decisions were based on science, that was far from the truth. Dr. Marty Makary, professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, explains how Dr. Fauci’s infectious disease … [Read more...] about The anti-science agency
Looking Forward
It’s been a tough year in the health policy trenches, but we are ever optimistic that 2023 will bring new opportunities to advance health freedom. With Democrats in control of both houses of Congress and the White House, we have taken many hits: Prescription drug pricing: Liberals finally notched their long-sought goal of enacting legislation to allow the federal government to … [Read more...] about Looking Forward
Giving Americans a Voice
Pollsters tell us that health care was basically a non-issue in the 2022 mid-term elections as voters prioritized inflation, crime, and immigration. That’s the first time in the last seven elections—mid-terms and presidentials since 2008—that it hasn’t been a top-tier issue. Voters are exhausted, especially after passage of the Inflation “Reduction” Act in August that … [Read more...] about Giving Americans a Voice
Ready to Govern
Opinion polling—and the national mood—indicate Republicans have a good chance of taking control of the House and possibly the Senate in Tuesday’s elections. So what will their agenda be? The new Congress should prioritize positive policy initiatives. House Republicans have spent most of this session of Congress developing plans through their Commitment to America, and they will hold … [Read more...] about Ready to Govern