Medicare for All Is Defining the 2020 Democratic Race
A decade after Obamacare, the Democratic Party has embraced health care radicalism.
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Delaney on Medicare for All: 'This Isn't About Health Care, This Is an Anti-Private Sector Strategy'
The former Maryland congressman criticized the progressive wing of the Democratic Party for embracing such expansive government involvement.
Kamala Harris' New Health Care Plan, Like Her Old Health Care Plan, Is a Cynical, Muddled Mess
The presidential candidate is still dodging tough questions.
RIP Mark Kleiman, Who Brought Rigor, Dispassion, and Candor to a Frequently Overheated Drug Policy Debate
The widely quoted and consulted academic died yesterday at the age of 68.
Anti-Vaping Researchers Claim E-Cigarettes Cause Heart Attacks Before Smokers Try Them
A study suggesting that e-cigarettes double the risk of a heart attack ignored crucial information on timing.
Bernie Sanders Thinks Medicare for All Could Cost $40 Trillion
The cost of single-payer would dwarf the price of Obamacare.
Joe Biden's New Health Care Plan Is an Admission that Obamacare Doesn't Work
Biden is framing his new plan as a defense of Obamacare. It's not.
State Regulators Punish Doctor for Cutting a Pain Patient's Opioid Dose and Dropping Him After He Became Suicidal
The decision by the New Hampshire Board of Medicine suggests state officials are beginning to recognize the harm caused by the crackdown on pain pills.
NFIB v. Sebelius Already Addressed the "Injury in Fact" Question in Texas v. U.S.
An important element of standing has already been decided by the Court
Texas v. U.S.: Why the Individual Mandate is Still Unconstitutional
Understanding NFIB v. Sebelius
Foreign Lung Doctors Can Help Coal Country Residents. We Should Let Them.
But we first need to pass a bill to let more of them into the U.S.
The ACA Cases Continue (Updated)
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit hears oral argument in Texas v. US on July 9, and SCOTUS will revisit the ACA next term.
A Brief History of Kamala Harris' Answers About Whether She Would Ban Private Health Insurance
The presidential hopeful has flip-flopped on the issue several times.
John Delaney Won't Be President, But His Health Care Proposal Is Worth a Look
He might not be polling well, but his proposal on health care draws on work from prominent libertarian economists.
Under Warren's Medicare for All Plan, Many Hospitals Would Be Forced to Close—Especially in Poor, Rural Areas
By paying dramatically lower rates, the single-payer plan would lead to a contraction in health care services.
Markets, Not Politicians, Control the Law of Supply and Demand
By trying to control markets, lawmakers only make problems worse.
Fifth Circuit Adds New Wrinkle to Texas ACA Case
What If the Fifth Circuit Concludes It Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider the Appeal?
San Francisco's E-Cigarette Ban Undermines Public Health in the Name of Protecting It
The city is favoring the most dangerous form of nicotine delivery over a potentially lifesaving alternative.
Maryland's Health Care Price Controls Aren't Solving Problems—They're Creating Them
Hospitals gamed the system and costs didn’t come down.
Beto O'Rourke: Tax the Non-Military Rich to Pay for Veterans
The presidential candidate wants to end wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and levy a "war tax" for every future conflict.
Attempts to Build a Safe Injection Site for San Francisco Drug Users Pushed to 2020
Lawmakers struggle to pass a bill protecting operators from arrest and prosecution.
Trump's 2020 Campaign Kickoff Was a Nostalgic Throwback to…2016
The president's first big rally was a greatest hits show that dodged many of today's biggest issues.
Deficit Politics May Have Gone Away, but Debt and Deficits Are Worse Than Ever
The federal budget situation used to be an emergency. What happened?
San Francisco Wants To Force CEOs To Pay for a Citywide Free Mental Health Care Program
The new tax won't come close to fulfilling the steep funding needs of Mental Health SF
Georgia's Department of Public Health Is Going After a Charity That Feeds Hungry Kids for Using 'Uncertified' Kitchens
MUST Ministries has provided millions of children with free lunch sandwiches, but an old rule could change their program.
Democrats Are Fighting Over Socialism, and the Socialists Are Winning
Bernie Sanders' Democratic rivals may laugh at his socialist pretensions. But in important ways, he's winning.
Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Join Push for Over-the-Counter Birth Control
Plus: an Arizona newspaper is beholden to prosecutors, and what does "economic freedom" mean to socialists?
Federal Hospital Regulations Are a Competition-Killing Mess. A New Bill Promises To Fix That.
Consolidation in hospital markets is one cause of rising healthcare costs.
How Oppressive Will Connecticut's New Nail Salon Occupational Licensing Be? Stay Tuned.
To state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, “Raising women up” apparently means depriving them of employment opportunities.
Everyone Got the Dutch Teen 'Euthanasia' Story Wrong
Plus: Oakland decriminalizes mushrooms, and the ethics of "doxxing"
Defiance and Innovation Keep Abortion Available, If Not Legal
Restrictionists once again discover that draconian rules aren’t enough to overcome people unwilling to obey.
North Dakota's Food Freedom Law Dodges Another Bullet
The state's food freedom law has been a boon to indie cooks and farmers, and an irritant to regulatory busybodies
Meet the Teens Who Want To Get Vaccinated Against Their Parents' Wishes
What happens when a kid raised by "all-natural" parents wants to make a different choice?
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Is Wrong About the Future of Work
If the past is any sort of guide to what comes next, his fears about a jobless economy (and his policy prescriptions to fix it) are completely misplaced.
The Trump Administration Should Stand for Cancer Patients' Freedom to Choose
Restricting a cancer treatment to only hospitals will harm patients.
How To Crush 'the Tyranny of Metrics'
Historian Jerry Z. Muller says we waste too much time fixating on measurements that lead us astray.
Abortion Ban in Alabama Designed 'To Directly Challenge Roe v. Wade'
Plus: Twitter team pushes back against Devin Nunes lawsuit, candidates stumble on Medicare for All, and more...
Kamala Harris Is Dodging Hard Questions About Medicare for All
Single-payer would eliminate private health insurance as we know it today.
Let Midwives and Nurse Practitioners Provide First-Trimester Abortions, Says Federal Court
"First trimester abortions, which typically require only medication, do not require the onsite presence of a licensed physician."
Bernie Sanders Thinks Medicare for All Would Solve America's Health Care Problems. It Would Make Them Worse.
The nation's largest health care program faces a shortfall in less than a decade.
No, 13 Reasons Why Is Not Making Tons of Teens Commit Suicide
Surprise: A viral study is junk science.
Medical HIV Suppression Is Well Within Reach
More evidence that the treatment for HIV infection also stops its spread.
Florida's Health Care Deregulation Is a Win for Doctors, Patients, and Free Markets
Florida is on the brink of abolishing its Certificate of Need laws for health care faciltiies. It's about time.
Kentucky's Proposed Ban on Tattooing Over Scars Would Hurt Those Seeking Second Chances
The Public Health Department wants to ban a common tattooing process. Artists say that the concern is unscientific and harmful to clients.
A New Government Report Shows Why Single Payer Would Be Really, Really Hard
Designing and implementing a government-run health plan would raise many difficult questions.
And Then There Were 22: Sen. Michael Bennet Enters the Presidential Race
The Colorado Democrat opposes Medicare for All and universal free college.
Joe Biden and the Limits of Moderate Politics
He's a centrist compared to Sanders, but he's also a classic big-government liberal.
