You know you are in the silly season when the charges against sensible tax reform become more and more outrageous. The silliest and most outrageous is based on this causal reasoning: The Republican tax measure repeals the Obamacare mandate, requiring people to purchase health insurance; without the mandate, fewer people will insure; and without insurance, more people will die.
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Congress Could Improve Health Care by Reforming the False Claims Act
In a new Independence Institute working paper on the use and misuse of the False Claims Act (FCA), attorneys Mark W. Pearlstein and Laura McLane explain how an 1863 statute written to expose and punish Civil War contractors who billed for gunpowder and supplied kegs full of sawdust raises costs and threatens access to medical care.
Foreign Health Care is No Model for the United States
Repealing ObamaCare would produce better outcomes for patients, those who care for them, and those who pay their bills.
ObamaCare has Failed Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
There are many ways to provide medical care for people with pre-existing conditions. Real world experience shows that some work better than others.
Why the Republican Version of ObamaCare is a Sham
The people who crafted the Republican ObamaCare reform bill seem to want to help. They promise other reforms will be coming. Trust us, they say, we’re from the (new) government, and we’re here to help.