Health Care
Black Markets in COVID-19 Vaccines Were Inevitable Once Government Got Involved
A politicized vaccine distribution process intended to take price out of the picture has given the edge to the rich, connected, and powerful.
We Could Be Vaccinating Twice as Fast. The Government Won't Allow It.
"Let's do the thing, which saves the most lives," says economist Alex Tabarrok: Instead of holding back second doses, use them all right away.
Supreme Court Ends Pandemic Permission To Prescribe Abortion Pills Remotely
Plus: Amazon responds to Parler lawsuit, Trump's execution spree continues, a bad ruling on safe injection houses, and more...
Immunity Passports May Liberate Us From Lockdowns or Invite New Privacy Invasions
The idea is looking less like a Get Out of Jail Free card and more like a hall pass.
The CDC's Rules Let Teachers, Lawyers, Media Jump to the Front of the COVID Vaccine Line
It turns out that there is a mechanism in capitalism for allocating scarce goods. It is called a "price."
Therapist Elizabeth Brokamp Fights for the Right To See Patients Virtually
"I hope my case can start removing senseless boundaries to teletherapy," said Brokamp, who is suing in federal court on First Amendment grounds.
Biden's Choice To Head Health and Human Services Is a Lawsuit-Happy Government Nanny
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra loves to tell people what they can and cannot do with their bodies.
Thank Immigration for the New Covid-19 Vaccines
Both new vaccines were developed at firms established by immigrants or their children. It's a dramatic example of the enormous benefits of international freedom of movement.
Vaccine Nationalism Threatens Politicized Decisions to Fight a Global Pandemic
If governments stand in the way of vaccine production and distribution for the world market, the costs will be high in lives and in wealth.
Rapid At-Home Tests for COVID-19 Finally Get FDA Approval. But People Still Need a Prescription.
Plus: Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects Trump campaign complaint, new pandemic restrictions in lots of states, and more...
Biden Has a Plan for a New National 'Supply Commander'
No, we don’t need someone to “take command of the national supply chain for essential equipment, medications, and protective gear.”
The Supreme Court's Latest Obamacare Case Is a Massive Troll of Chief Justice Roberts
Democratic warnings that Amy Coney Barrett would threaten Obamacare were predictably overblown.
Joe Biden Declared Winner of Presidential Race
All major news organizations are now reporting that Biden has won enough Electoral College votes, even as Trump mounts potential legal challenges.
New Evidence Suggests Better Treatment Is Contributing to Falling COVID-19 Fatality Rates
Even after adjusting for age and comorbidities, researchers in New York and England found large improvements in patient survival.
What Will President Biden Do to Us?
The Reason Roundtable war-games the domestic policies of the likeliest next administration.
On Obamacare, Biden Repeats Obama's 2013 Lie of the Year
Under the Affordable Care Act, if you liked your plan, you couldn't always keep it.
No, Amy Coney Barrett Isn't Part of a 'Dark Money' Plot To Overturn Gay Marriage and Abortion
Such theories are not based in fact.
Why Amy Coney Barrett is Unlikely to Have Any Meaningful Effect on the Future of the ACA
She's unlikely to cast a vote to strike down the law as a whole, and unlikely to have a decisive impact on its fate even if she does.
Mike Pence Shows the GOP's New Obamacare Strategy: Pretend It's Already Gone
Pence claims Obamacare was a "disaster" that Americans "remember." It's still very much on the books.
The Presidential Debate Over Health Care Is Exhausting and Unserious
Biden spun the Supreme Court's role in health care. Trump dodged, distracted, and bullied. It was an unproductive slugfest.
Trump Still Doesn't Have a Health Care Plan. He Does Have a $6.6 Billion Medicare Bribe for Seniors.
After years of promises, Trump unveils a meaningless executive order on preexisting conditions and a prescription drug gift card for seniors.
The Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn From Trump's Tax Returns
Major-party politicians avoid tax simplification almost as aggressively as the rich avoid taxation, argue the Reason Roundtable panelists.
On Health Care, the 2020 Presidential Race Pits Bad Ideas Against Bad Faith
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death elevates a familiar health care policy dynamic to the foreground of the election.
Republicans Still Have No Idea How To Talk About Health Care
Even when they have a good idea, the argument gets muddled.
Should the Government Provide Health Insurance to All Americans? A Soho Forum Debate
Gerald Friedman of the University of Massachusetts says yes, while the Pacific Research Institute's Sally Pipes says no.
SCOTUS Expands Texas ACA Case Oral Argument (Updated)
Two sets of states, the House of Representatives and Solicitor General all get argument time.
Does COVID-19 Strengthen the Case for Medicare for All? A Soho Forum Debate
Gerald Friedman of the University of Massachusetts says yes, while the Pacific Research Institute's Sally Pipes says no.
It's Time to Permanently Suspend Regulatory Barriers to Telehealth
Patients and providers should be able to meet remotely without bureaucrats getting in the way.
This Health Care Law Bars Competition And Drives Up Prices, Even as a Pandemic Rages
During COVID-19, many states have rolled back their “certificate of need” laws. Now is the time to abolish them.
Andrew Cuomo's Coronavirus Response Has Been a Failure
The media's fawning interviews obscure the New York governor's record.
Telemedicine Abortion Gets Green Light From Federal Court
Plus: "Heartbeat law" ruled unconstitutional, introducing the Atlas of Surveillance, Brave New World reimagined, and more...
The Obamacare Birth Control Coverage Fight That Never Ends
Plus: Biden echoes Trump on trade, tech ties to cops revealed, and more...
Obamacare Is Still Struggling. So Why Are Democrats Winning the Health Care Argument?
The GOP’s decadeslong refusal to offer a compelling health care alternative has given Democrats the political upper hand.
Touching Your Phone While Driving Is Now Illegal in Idaho, Illinois, and Indiana
Plus: More (bad, weird, and occasionally good) new state laws that start taking effect today.
Supreme Court Declares Another Abortion Law Unconstitutional
Plus: More states pause reopening, Oregon measure to legalize psilocybin moves forward, and more...
"Bloody Well Pay" Blood Plasma Donors - and Organ Donors, too
Georgetown political philosopher Peter Jaworski makes the case for paying blood plasma donors. The same arguments also justify paying organ donors and participants in vaccine "challenge trials."
D.C. Circuit Rejects Trump Administration's Drug Price Disclosure Rule
A unanimous panel concludes the Department of Health and Human Services Lacked Statutory Authority to Impose the Rule
Treating Mental Illness With Care, Not Punishment, Goes Beyond Defunding Police
We need to remove all the ways that government deters people from seeking treatment.
The Moral Case for Testing Coronavirus Vaccines through "Challenge Trials" on Paid Healthy Volunteers
Doing so can potentially save many thousands of lives. And moral objections to this practice are weak. The issues here are very similar to the longstanding debate over whether we should legalize organ markets.
Nursing Homes Account for 42 Percent of America's COVID-19 Fatalities
In some states, the total is as high as 65 percent. It's a stunning statistic that might force policy makers to reconsider their approach to fighting the coronavirus.
The Penalty-less Individual Mandate Is Severable from the Rest of the ACA No Matter How You Look at It.
We submitted another strange bedfellows amicus brief on severability in the Texas ACA case.
HBO Host Bill Maher Thinks Third Party Candidates Can't Win. Justin Amash Says He's Wrong.
"I think you'll find that I'm the normal guy, the regular guy," Amash told HBO's Real Time host. "These other two guys are the buffoons."
