Health Care
Major Blow to Obamacare Mandate: IRS Won't Reject Tax Returns That Don't Answer Health Insurance Question
The tax agency has stopped requiring individual filers to indicate whether they maintained health coverage or paid the mandate penalty as required under the law
Virginia's Hospital Licensing Reform Effort 'Dead For This Year'
Certificate of Public Need laws mean Virginia residents have fewer options and pay more for health care. Hospitals successfully lobbied against reform again.
Canadian Effort to Bring Patients Banned from U.S. Faces Restrictions on Sick People Entering Canada
Canada can reject you based not just on how sick you are but how much the illness will cost the state.
Problems Persist with V.A. as Nominee Faces Senate Hearing
The department asked 440,410 vets for the wrong information. Now their health care claims might be purged from the system.
"What Happens When Doctors Only Take Cash"? Everybody, Especially Patients, Wins
The Oklahoma City Surgery Center is a model for how medical care can be better, faster, cheaper.
North Carolina Hospital Wants State to Block Competition From Two New Surgical Centers
Another illustration of how hospitals use Certificate of Need laws to limit competition, and why those laws are bad for patients.
Virginia's Legislature Advances Bills to Reform Anti-Competitive Certificate of Public Need Laws
Virginia's failed experiment in central planning for healthcare facilities is bad for patients and should be overhauled.
Sen. Rand Paul Introduces Replacement for Obamacare
Paul's bill equalizes tax deductibility on insurance whether obtained through employer or not, makes creating private group insurance easier, relies on Health Savings Accounts.
How Virginia's Hospital Licensing Laws Led to an Infant's Death
The deadly consequences of an obscure medical licensing law.
Trump May Use Obama's Executive Branch Power Grabs to Destroy Obamacare
Trump's new executive order signals his willingness to use the expansive executive branch powers built by the previous administration.
Federalism in the Age of Trump
On education, health care, and infrastructure, the Trump administration and Republican Congress should free the states to do more.
Rand Paul May Disrupt the GOP's Terrible Plan to Repeal and Delay Obamacare
The Kentucky senator says he doesn't support a rollback of the health law without a replacement in place.
The Republican Plan to Repeal and Replace Obamacare Will Do Neither
The GOP is heading into a health policy quagmire of their own making.
Donald Trump Does Not Really Have a Plan to Fix the V.A.
Trump's team talks vaguely of privatization, but there's no substance.
California's Absurd and Insidious 'Bill of Rights for Children' Invites Pernicious Meddling
Richard Pan's bill reflects a busybody mindset that undermines parents and endangers children.
What a Subway Breast-Implant Ad Can Teach Us About U.S. Health Care
The idea that people won't be able to afford medical treatment without Obamacare is simply wrong.
Ohio Lawmakers Vote to Ban Abortion Just a Few Weeks Post-Conception
The 'Heartbeat Bill' was considered too unconstitutional to touch, but "Trump's election changed the dynamic."
How Much Do We Still Need to Care if a Potential Cabinet Member Is Anti-Gay?
Possible new health secretary not a fan of LGBT rights. Does it matter?
Affordable Care Act's Unpopularity Helped Trump Win 2016 Election
What was Obamacare, in the end, but an arrogant overreach by an elite out of touch with the rest of America?
The Case for Optimism About Trump's Presidency
Leading libertarian thinkers say the billionaire bully might be better than Obama and Hillary on foreign policy, education, and more.
Support for Legal Abortion at Highest Level Since 1995, But Partisan Gap Widening
The gap between Republicans and Democrats on abortion is at its widest point in nearly 10 years.
Pill-Induced Abortions on the Rise in America. Why That's a Good Thing
At Planned Parenthood clinics, 43 percent of all abortions are now drug-induced, not surgical.
VA Clinic Leadership 'Reform' Really Just Shifting Managers Around
Reupholstering the deck chairs on a sinking ship
Liberals Have No Clue How to Fix Obamacare
The president's signature law is failing spectacularly.
Want to Reduce the Price of EpiPens? Approve Some Competition!
Capitalism isn't to blame. It's the exact opposite.
How Reforming Licensing Laws Can Help Fix America's Dentist Shortage
More states should follow Minnesota's lead by legalizing mid-level dental professionals.
Crony Capitalism is a Feature (Not a Bug) of Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has always been an alliance of big business and big government.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Blew $1.2 Million on Decorative Rock Sculptures
From 2004 to 2014, the government-run health agency spent more than $20 million on luxury art.
What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for U.S. Abortion Access
The Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt could affect laws around the U.S.
The IRS Warned the Obama Administration That Its Decision to Pay Obamacare Subsidies to Insurers Was Illegal
Tax agency risk officer was shown dubious legal justification in secret 2014 meeting.
Hillary's Habits of Haughtiness
The email controversy recapitulates themes from Clinton's handling of health care reform.
NHS Again Denies Access to HIV Prevention Drug Because of Bureaucracy
Government control of healthcare gets dangerous when there are entrenched interests.
Don't Compare Vets' Treatment Wait Times to Disney Park Lines
The private sector strives to improve, while the government agency makes excuses.
Federal Court Rules That Obamacare Subsidies Were Illegally Funded
Only Congress has the power to appropriate funds.
The New Contraception Mandate: Free Male Sterilization
Vermont joins Maryland in extending the "free birth control" mandate to cover vasectomies.
