The Market Institute’s papers offer in-depth policy analysis focused on removing government-created barriers to innovation, competition, and growth. Grounded in economic research and real-world outcomes, our work challenges conventional wisdom and advances market-based solutions to today’s most pressing policy debates.
- The $135 Billion Lie: How Upcoding Is Draining Medicare and Medicaid
America’s largest government health programs are being quietly looted—not by patients, but by the very insurers trusted to manage their care. Through a practice known as upcoding, insurance companies inflate the severity of diagnoses to bill Medicare and Medicaid for more than what was actually needed. The result: billions in […] - Why Does the Government Pay More for the Same Care?
The cartoon above says it all: the federal government continues to overpay for healthcare services simply because of where the care is delivered. Under current law, Medicare pays far more for a procedure done at a hospital outpatient facility than it does for the exact same service provided by an […] - The Practical, Constitutional, and Moral Case Against Social Media Regulation “For the Children”
As the Federal Trade Commission holds workshops on how Big Tech is supposedly “harming kids,” policymakers from both the left and the right are uniting behind a dangerous idea: that government should regulate social media in the name of protecting children. But as this new paper makes clear, the real […] - Free Markets Under Attack from the Left and Right
In “Free Markets Under Attack from the Left and Right.” we examine the growing threats to free-market principles emanating from both ends of the political spectrum. From the use of the term “woke” capitalism to the resurgence of authoritarian tendencies, our paper sheds light on the challenges facing individual liberty and economic […] - A Free Market is a Fair Market
The Market Institute has a new paper on the Federal Trade Commission and Chair Lina Khan’s interpretations of “fairness” in the context of competition in the economy. . November 10, 2022, marked a significant day in American regulatory history because the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its “Policy Statement Regarding […] - Say “No” to Train Nationalization/Over-Regulation
The Market Institute has a new paper out on train nationalization and over regulation. The rail industry has been a critical part of the United States’ infrastructure, transporting a significant portion of exports and freight. Despite heavy regulation, it remains a vital component of the country’s economic landscape. However, calls […] - Antitrust Is Not a Conservative Position
Summary Controversy over treatment by “Big Tech,” a shorthand reference to companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and Amazon, of those expressing conservative, libertarian or just unapproved views on controversial political and social issues has led some conservatives to call for government use of antitrust law to rein in, or even […]