Tag: obamacare
Everything you hate about healthcare is actually Socialism
March 15, 2022 | Video
How did healthcare in the U.S. get so messy, convoluted, and inefficient? Why is it so hard to know what a simple visit to the doctor — let alone a surgery — will cost?
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.
How Obamacare fails breastfeeding mothers
October 2, 2017 | Post
Without government interference in my insurance plan, where would I be today?
Reddit AMA with Professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University
September 12, 2017 | Post
Ilya Somin is Professor of Law at George Mason University. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, and the study of popular political participation.
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.”
Reddit AMA with Professor Jeffrey Miron of Harvard University
August 4, 2017 | Post
Dr. Miron has written over 100 op-eds and several books, including Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) and Libertarianism: from A to Z (2010).
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 […]
The House GOP leadership’s health care bill is ObamaCare-Lite — or worse
March 12, 2017 | Post
This bill is a train wreck waiting to happen.
The key questions any Obamacare replacement must answer
March 4, 2017 | Post
What does it really mean to “repeal and replace” Obamacare?
Was Obamacare truly evil, or just a missed opportunity?
February 26, 2017 | Post
I do favor some role for the government. One idea for overcoming the free rider problem is mandatory health saving accounts and catastrophic insurance. (The alternative is letting people who choose not to be insured simply die when they are sick. Even if that’s the right policy, society is not willing to adopt it—so health savings accounts seem like a good second best policy.)
It’s time to face Obamacare’s problems
November 6, 2016 | Post
Obamacare is breaking down just as its critics predicted.
What you missed: Week of 10/28
October 28, 2016 | Post
Automated beer runs, Obamacare’s price tag, and AT&T spying.
Religion vs. Abortion, Explained
October 4, 2016 | Post
There is no denying that protecting religious actors who are licensed by the state to provide medical services is one of the most complicated policy areas in which religious citizens have been accommodated.
Why Government Doubles Down on Policy Mistakes
September 30, 2016 | Post
“Nothing is so permanent as a temporary government program.” — Milton Friedman
The Obamacare Horror Stories Aren’t Slowing Down
September 11, 2016 | Post
Without young, healthy individuals buying insurance and thereby paying into the system, the government is finding itself saddled with the responsibility for supporting the healthcare of the older, sicker population.
The Growing Politicization of Healthcare Thanks to Obamacare
August 23, 2016 | Post
Obamacare concentrates the health insurance market into politically connected health insurance firm at the expense of consumers.
Has Obamacare Worked?
March 23, 2016 | Post
Has the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, worked? It’s a difficult question to answer given that there is so much politicking around the issue. In the new Learn Liberty video below, Duquesne University Professor Antony Davies cuts through the politics to give an honest assessment of the law’s performance. “Politicians promised that the […]
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 […]