President Trump delivered his long-awaited speech on health care yesterday in Charlotte, NC, outlining both his administration’s accomplishments—an impressive list—and his plans for future actions. His America First Health Plan is organized around the theme of “Empowering Americans to choose what coverage works best for them and their families, not what bureaucrats force them … [Read more...] about A Vote for Choice and Competition
How the ACA Failed–Brian Blase for Forbes
In a new Forbes piece, Galen Institute senior fellow and former special assistant to the president at the National Economic Council Brian Blase, discusses the ACA’s failures and how Trump administration reforms have helped. According to Blase: The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was principally intended to improve health insurance markets for individuals and small … [Read more...] about How the ACA Failed–Brian Blase for Forbes
Yes, we have a plan!—Consensus Group letter on health reform
Months of work have come together just at the right time with the release today of a letter, signed by 68 [updated 10/6/20: 81] thinkers and leaders in health reform, showing support for the Consensus Group’s updated Health Care Choices plan. The Daily Signal published the letter today, What’s Needed for Health Care Reform: Personalized Care That Puts You and Your Doctor in … [Read more...] about Yes, we have a plan!—Consensus Group letter on health reform
COVID-19: Still a New York Story
Comparing New York’s record to recent case surges in Florida, Arizona, texas, or California is misleading and overlooks stark differences among the states. While New York City was largely locked down until late July, its population-ad- justed death rate remains far worse than any other place in the nation. Officials should provide the public with accurate information about their risk instead … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Still a New York Story
New York City, A COVID Calamity
Another lesson from COVID-19: Data and politics can be a dangerous brew. Take, for example, the political narrative that New York tamed the beast and Gov. Andrew Cuomo was a model of leadership—including praise that New York “got it right” and did a “laudable job ”in managing the spread of the virus. And then there are the facts, detailed in a new paper by Doug … [Read more...] about New York City, A COVID Calamity
Say No To Importing Foreign Price Controls On Drugs
Grace-Marie Turner | Forbes | President Trump has doubled down on the Executive Order he put on hold in July that threatened to import price controls from countries with government-run health systems and use them as a basis for what Medicare pays for certain drugs. The new order proposes a “Most Favored Nation” (MFN) pricing scheme not only on more expensive specialty drugs paid under … [Read more...] about Say No To Importing Foreign Price Controls On Drugs
Covid Politics
It is very difficult to ask the country to put politics aside during a presidential election season, but it is crucial that we do so now regarding the expected approval of vaccines for Covid-19. Pharmaceutical researchers are laboring for thousands of hours and investing billions of dollars to develop treatments and vaccines desperately needed to save lives and unlock economies around the … [Read more...] about Covid Politics
Outrage over CDC Obsolescence
With thousands of lives and trillions of dollars at stake and economies reeling from the global pandemic, the U.S. government agency most responsible for decisions to guide the response has been using faxes and phones to collect vital data from front-line workers, then entering the information manually—leading to delays and mistakes. This is inexcusable and intolerable, veteran health policy … [Read more...] about Outrage over CDC Obsolescence