The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health recently held a hearing examining the drivers of rising health care costs. While much of the discussion focused on consolidation among providers, a key cause of that consolidation received far less attention: the Section 340B drug pricing program. As Charles Sauer Read more…
In a new RealClearMarkets article, Market Institute President Charles Sauer warns that Washington’s instinct to “do something” after a tragedy often leads to bad policy that expands government power without addressing the real causes of a problem. Using the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio as an example, Sauer Read more…
As Congress debates whether to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced insurance subsidies—originally enacted as part of the 2021 COVID relief bill—lawmakers face a familiar dilemma: preserve a failing system through temporary fixes or pursue reforms that empower patients and lower costs in the long run. In a recent article Read more…
House Republicans are searching for ways to advance conservative health care reform while securing the votes needed to pass their package. There is already a solution on the table—one that delivers real savings without expanding government control. In a letter to House leadership, Market Institute President Charles Sauer urged Congress Read more…
A broad coalition of free-market, taxpayer-advocacy, and constitutional-rights organizations—including The Market Institute—sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson urging swift passage of H.R. 4312, the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE) Act. SCORE Act Letter – 12.1.25 At its core, the SCORE Act restores sanity to the Read more…
One reason libertarians don’t trust the government is because so many well-intentioned programs end up either making things worse for the supposed beneficiaries, enriching powerful interests — or both. Norm Singleton highlights one such example: the federal Section 340B prescription drug program, which has quietly ballooned into a multi-billion-dollar market Read more…
Following the end of the government shutdown, Congress and the White House are preparing to negotiate a Fiscal Year 2026 spending bill. One of the key issues on the table will be whether to extend the so-called “temporary” Obamacare subsidies first passed as part of the 2021 Covid relief bill. Read more…
Charles Sauer, President of the Market Institute, recently published an important article in Townhall highlighting the need for Congress to revisit federal credit unions’ nonprofit status. As Sauer explains, what was once a system designed to serve low-income communities has morphed into billion-dollar institutions that look and act just like Read more…
New York’s Stop Hiding Hate Act — signed into law last year and taking effect this year — is a prime example of how government dresses up an assault on liberty with a feel-good title. In a recent RealClear Markets article, Market Institute Senior Fellow Norm Singleton warns that while Read more…
On July 16, the Market Institute joined over 40 organizations in a joint letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune urging Congressional action to end wasteful spending and government distortion in the healthcare system—particularly in the realm of large non-profit hospitals. As the letter notes, hospitals Read more…