Tag: health care
How the government ruined health care for those who need it most
December 8, 2017 | Post
If you develop an expensive chronic illness, you might think the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will protect you. Instead, you’re likely to end up with subpar coverage or no coverage at all for your condition.
The dirty word that gives us our freedom
October 18, 2017 | Post
Competition is often considered a dirty word, with many critics of free market ideas emphasizing the cutthroat competition of Wall Street as an example of how competition brings out the worst in people, encourages us to cut corners, and undermines our altruistic tendencies.
Why compassionate people should reject Bernie’s single-payer health care plan
October 5, 2017 | Post
The government has been ruining US health care since 1946.
Will voters punish Republicans for not changing health care?
September 8, 2017 | Post
President Donald Trump claimed Senators who voted against Obamacare’s replacement, the AHCA, had “let down Americans.”
How this screwy IRS policy kickstarted the American health care crisis
September 6, 2017 | Post
As a believer in small government, I usually favor anything that reduces taxes. But this tax break has wreaked havoc on American health care.
The health care shell game: Why not leave health care policy to the states?
April 28, 2017 | Post
Recent arguments against cutting federal health care spending — and letting states handle insurance regulation — reveal just how unaffordable the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is.
Healthcare will never be affordable without action on prices
March 25, 2017 | Post
Republican reformers have repeatedly promised affordable healthcare for all Americans — doubly affordable, in fact. They promise sufficient subsidies to put premiums and out-of-pocket costs within reach of low- and middle-income consumers. At the same time, they promise that the plan will be affordable to the federal budget, even given the constraints their most conservative […]
A Rule Meant to Reduce Neurosurgeon's Fatigue Went Terribly Wrong
July 27, 2016 | Post
Because each physician works fewer hours, they have to hand off patients to other doctors, which can lead to mistakes even more serious than those caused by fatigue.
Efforts Redoubled to Stop Subversive Citizens Who Express Dissatisfaction with Government Health Care
April 1, 2016 | Post
April Fools! Learn Liberty is back in charge, and everything the Department of Careful Communications (DCC) said about censoring and redacting our content is moot. Learn Liberty believes that the most effective way to challenge assumptions and refine ideas in a free society is to engage in respectful but frank dialogue—conversations in which we are […]
Frontier Mentality Necessary to Fix Health Care
March 25, 2016 | Post
For decades, the debate around health care has centered on access. No question access to health care is important. But this focus has ignored — and come at the expense of — topics that are much more important, namely quality and price. In the video below, Robert Graboyes, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, […]
25 Percent of Obamacare Enrollees Dumped Their Plans in 2015
March 21, 2016 | Post
A report released last Friday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed that the number of Obamacare enrollees fell to 8.8 million last year, down from 11.1 million who signed up. That’s a 25 percent decline. It’s a big deal, and it’s a pattern that is very likely to repeat in 2016. While […]
Featured On Demand Program of the Week: America's Health Care System
January 25, 2016 | Post
If you follow the news, you’ve probably seen plenty of coverage on ObamaCare or the Affordable Care Act. Even if you don’t follow the news, it’s hard to go for more than a few days without hearing someone mention their insurance premiums, high cost of care, or some other frustration with health care. All the […]