Journalists have many methods for hyping a story. Two of the more unsavory are burying inconvenient facts or omitting them…
Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for the poor, is a mess. State governments have long gamed the program to…
As the reelection of Donald Trump becomes increasingly likely, the Never Trumpers on the political right have found new favorite…
Earlier this year Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) proposed the “Lower Health Care Costs Act,” which purports…
Most industrialized nations other than the U.S. impose price-control regimes on prescription drugs. As a result, patients in those countries…
Competition in health care results in lower costs and better quality for cancer patients. Unfortunately, the Centers for Medicare and…
Last week Scott Gottlieb announced his resignation as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Unfortunately and unexpectedly, Gottlieb’s reign…
If you have any intention of sitting through the Academy Awards this evening, then here is my “viewing kit” that…