California avoids single payer budget buster
California lawmakers aren’t always the most sensible or restrained bunch. But that doesn’t mean they are completely oblivious to the dangers of some policy ideas. Like a single payer health…
The CDC needs reform to tackle its culture problem
While the General Accounting Office is sounding the alarm over the possibility the Health and Human Services Department may be unable to handle anther pandemic, there’s a push for reforms…
Anti-health “certificate of need” laws need to be eliminated
Pandemics are massively disruptive events that can results in profound, long-term changes. And some of them are for the better, as could be the case in South Carolina: The state…
Hospitals seek $25 billion bailout
The nation’s network of hospitals is asking Congress for an additional $25 billion to help defray the costs of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. It turns out hospitals have lost…
FDA takes first steps toward allowing over the counter sales of hearing aids
In what could be a victory for both free markets and common sense, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter….
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Rand Paul Backed Health Plans Go Into Effect
Article from Reason by Brian Doherty. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is happy today that what he calls his “months” of work with President Trump and Secretary of Labor R. Alexander Acosta have…
Legislation Signed Limiting Drug Regs, Giving Patients More Rights
Article from Town Hall by Katie Pavlich. With the #RightToTry Law I signed today, patients with life threatening illnesses will finally have access to experimental treatments that could improve or…