Medigap Increases Medical Consumption and Drives Up Costs—Study

Medicare enrollees who purchase Medigap insurance spend an average of $2,300 more annually on health care than those who don’t, according to the authors...

Does Medicare Underpay Physicians?

There is a shortage of physicians in the United States. There is especially a shortage of primary care physicians willing to treat Medicare enrollees. People nearing...

Obamacare Searching for Success Stories 14 Years Out

Fourteen years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, the most sweeping overhaul of the health insurance...

‘Facility Fees’ Are the New Surprise Medical Bills – commentary

The Wall Street Journal reports that facility fees are becoming increasingly prevalent in the U.S. health care system. In some cases, a facility fee for using a physician...

EPA Restricts Chemical Sterilizer of Medical Equipment

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new limits on a gas widely used to sterilize medical devices called ethylene oxide (EO), as a suspected...

Justices Appear Skeptical of COVID Censorship Case, Media Reports

U.S. Supreme Court justices offered skeptical feedback in Murthy v. Missouri, a landmark case that is testing the limits of the federal government’s power...

Amicus Briefs Reveal Censorship Supporters – Commentary

By the Brownstone Institute The convergence of state and corporate power has spawned unexpected bedfellows as Stanford University, the CATO Institute, and New York State...

Health Authorities Made ‘Catastrophic Errors’ during COVID-19–Report

“Lockdowns, school closures, and other mandates were catastrophic errors, pushed with remarkable fervor by public health authorities at all levels,” concludes a report on...

FDA Authority Under Scrutiny in Abortion Pill Case

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of mifepristone, the first pill pregnant women take in inducing...

Becerra Grilled on Putting Politics Before Health Policy

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended a wide range of White House health policies during a hearing of the House Ways and...

Biden Administration Limits Short-Term Health Insurance to 90 Days

Uninsured individuals will no longer be allowed to purchase short-term limited-duration insurance (STLDI) with a term of more than 90 days, plus a one-month...

Short term Health Plans Plus Indemnity Plans Offer Huge Savings – Commentary

Indemnity Insurance is on the Block We would have very few public policy problems if we followed one of my rules for rational public policy:...

Medical Debt Forgiveness Advancing

Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to a KFF analysis of government survey data, and there is growing support to...

Researchers Study Repurposing Old Drugs to Treat Cancer

A team of U.S. clinicians has launched a first-of-its-kind observational study on how repurposed drugs with expired patents, such as ivermectin, might help in...

States Revise Medical Licensing to Ease Doctor Shortage

Several states are extending medical licenses to foreign and assistant doctors to fill shortages of physicians that are projected to reach 86,000 nationwide, by...

Lower-Income Americans Could Soon Have Access to HSAs

Lower-income Americans who get a cost-sharing reduction (CSR) from their Obamacare health insurance could soon set aside part of that money to spend on...

France Criminalizes Opposition to mRNA Injections

France enacted a controversial new law in February that critics say could be used against anyone opposing injections with mRNA vaccines or other treatments...

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AnneMarie Schieber is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform.