Jeb Bush Wants to "Phase Out" Medicare. It's Not As Exciting As It Sounds.
Medicare as we know it is unsustainable if we leave it alone.
Health
Could We Kill Off HIV Without Ever Curing It?
Drug advances can stop the spread of the virus, if we can get them into the right people's hands.
Government Watchdog: Billions in Funding for Obamacare's Exchanges Not Tracked Well, Many Functions Remain Incomplete
Draft GAO report details troubles with financial oversight even as questions loom about the legality of health exchange spending.
Senior Obamacare Official Becomes Top Health Insurance Lobbyist
The move is a reminder that Obamacare is a joint operation between the government and the health insurance industry.
HealthCare.gov Re-enrolled Fraudulent Obamacare Accounts—and Gave Some of Them Bigger Subsidies
Government watchdog says Healthcare.gov has no fraud prevention system in place.
When Does a Rubber Cup Require a Prescription? When It May Help Prevent Pregnancy
FDA says silicone cup inserted in the vagina to block sperm cannot be sold over-the-counter.
EACH Woman Act Would Allow Federal Medicaid Plans to Cover Abortion
New bill would kill the Hyde Amendment and also stop states from banning private insurance coverage of abortion.
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
Deferring to Congress, Roberts Takes Over Its Job
The chief justice saves Obamacare by rewriting the law.
Anti-Pot Activist Concedes That Rescheduling Marijuana Would Facilitate Medical Research
"Schedule II is absolutely easier to research," says Kevin Sabet.
Pot Prohibitionists for Medical Marijuana
Obstacles to research are crumbling, with support from drug warriors.
Bureaucratic Barriers to Medical Marijuana Research Are Crumbling
Even prohibitionists agree that the process for approving studies should be streamlined.
In Upholding Obamacare's Subsidies, Justice Roberts Rewrites the Law—Again
Time to start calling the Affordable Care Act SCOTUScare.
Battle Brewing Over Dutch Drones Scheduled to Drop Abortion Drugs in Poland
The "abortion drones" are scheduled to launch from Germany this Friday and deliver prohibited pills to Poland, where abortion remains mostly illegal.
Two Reviews Find Substantial Evidence That Marijuana Relieves Pain, Nausea, and Spasticity
The authors say the evidence supporting most other applications is weak.
Two Surveys Find That Almost All Regular Vapers Are Smokers
Fears that e-cigarettes lure nonsmokers into nicotine habits seem to be unfounded.
Conservatarians Rising?
Charles C.W. Cooke on blending elements of the conservative and libertarian philosophies.
Neil Peart: Rand Paul 'hates women and brown people'
Rush's famously Ayn Rand-inspired drummer/lyricist will only vote Democrat, because health care and compassion
Outside Liberal La La Land, Obamacare is Sputtering
It's not easy to make medical socialism work
How Certificate of Need Laws Harm the Health Care Market
CON laws stifle competition and hurt consumers.
Truvada Takes Hold as an Urban HIV Prevention Tool
Big city health departments working on making it more available to those at risk.
Is Obamacare's Medical Socialism Working?
Liberals would like you to believe it is, rising coverage costs tell a different story
Obamacare is Bad for Health Care Socialism
The federal health law makes it more difficult for states to pursue their own goals.
Innovation vs. Intervention in Health Care
How can we produce better health for more people at a lower cost, year after year?
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Bill Provokes Irrational Ire on the Left
Subsidized birth control pills for some women shouldn't come at the expense of easing access restrictions for all.
Obamacare's State Exchange Crack-Up
Hawaii's health insurance exchange teeters on the brink, and others struggle to find funding.
Our Crazy Treatment of the Mentally Ill
Prison cells have replaced mental institutions.
Capitalism Spurs Medical Innovation
Efforts to remove the 'profit motive' from medicine is a self-interested move by professional meddlers.
The European Union Doesn't Need More Food Taxes
The World Health Organization ignores evidence price controls don't make people healthier.
Coffee Research Casts Further Doubt on Warnings About Energy Drinks
How can 240 milligrams of caffeine per day be lethal when 750 is healthy?
Liberation of Medicine: Ronald Bailey's Lecture in Moscow
How technology is freeing both patients and physicians from the medical industrial complex
Massachusetts' Botched Obamacare Exchange Build May Have Been Illegal As Well As Incompetent
Report finds that state misled federal officials about progress on the $135 million project.
