More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s — a number on track to double by 2050. Families across the country are already grappling with the emotional strain and the soaring financial cost of caring for loved ones. As Charles Sauer highlights in Politibrawl, this crisis is not 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…
Democrats think they can win the looming government shutdown debate by focusing on healthcare — one of the few issues where polling consistently shows they have an advantage.
Medicare is running out of money, with insolvency projected by 2033. While lawmakers, providers, and regulators acknowledge the looming crisis, little is being done to address one of the biggest drivers of waste: Medicare Advantage. As Charles Sauer writes in InsideSources: “One of the most significant issues is Medicare Advantage, Read more…
Market Institute, in coordination with the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), hosted the Doctors Forum Dinner to convene policymakers, administration officials, and independent physicians for an in-depth discussion on healthcare policy and the growing challenges facing physician-led practices. The event focused on how federal payment and regulatory policies Read more…
The Trump administration’s recent 2.6% payment hike for hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid services may sound like good news for the healthcare system. In reality, it highlights a much bigger problem: hospitals already enjoy an unfair advantage while patients are stuck footing inflated bills. As Charles Sauer writes in the Boston Read more…
Patients are struggling to get the medications they need — on time, at the right price, and with confidence in their safety. As Charles Sauer writes in the Boston Herald: “The real issue is red tape – numerous regulations that prevent the healthcare market from innovating and hinder current innovations 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…
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 Read more…