Health Care

The damning Congressional report on COVID response

Dec 63 min read

The damning Congressional report on COVID response

The bipartisan U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic recently released its 520-page final report on the origin of...

Health care policy solutions should put the patient in charge

Dr. Roger Stark

Oct 303 min read

HEALTH CARE

Health care policy solutions should put the patient in charge

It is time to put the patient back in control of their health care. Over seventy percent of Americans’ health care is paid for by a...

The real reason health care costs are so high

Dr. Roger Stark

Oct 233 min read

HEALTH CARE

The real reason health care costs are so high

Let’s do a thought experiment. You walk into a grocery store and there are no prices posted for any food item. You fill your cart with...

As health insurance premiums increase, so do the costs of federal subsidies

Dr. Roger Stark

Oct 22 min read

HEALTH CARE

As health insurance premiums increase, so do the costs of federal subsidies

Spending on health care in the United States continues to increase. For 2022, the last year of complete data, overall spending was $4.4...

Dr. Roger Stark

Sep 112 min read

HEALTH CARE

The doctor can’t see you now

The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, became law in 2010 and provisions from the legislation began in 2014. The overall goal of the law...

More transparency needed for pharmaceutical benefit managers

Dr. Roger Stark

Jul 302 min read

HEALTH CARE

More transparency needed for pharmaceutical benefit managers

Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers (PBMs) have a poorly understood role in the U.S. health care system. In general, drug manufacturers sell...

Abolish Certificate of Need (CON) to improve access to health care

Chris Cargill

Jul 231 min read

HEALTH CARE

Abolish Certificate of Need (CON) to improve access to health care

Limiting options is not a way to reduce costs or improve care. Certificate of Need (CON) laws are a state regulatory tool that seeks to...

Now Available: The Mountain States Policy Manual

Jason Mercier

Jul 153 min read

GOVERNANCE

Now Available: The Mountain States Policy Manual

The Mountain States Policy Manual is a 200-page guide filled with facts, figures, research and more than 80 recommendations – it is an...

This is why we need to expand the use and availability of Health Savings Accounts

Chris Cargill

Jul 112 min read

HEALTH CARE

This is why we need to expand the use and availability of Health Savings Accounts

Unfortunately, 90% of Americans lack access to health savings accounts. Why? Because, under current law, it is illegal to have an HSA unless

Sugary drink taxes just don't work - here's why

Chris Cargill

Jul 91 min read

BUDGET/TAX

Sugary drink taxes just don't work - here's why

These taxes often come with promises to decrease sugar consumption and raise revenue for popular programs. These goals are counterintuitive.

Should the World Health Organization dictate policy for the United States?

Dr. Roger Stark

Jun 52 min read

HEALTH CARE

Should the World Health Organization dictate policy for the United States?

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 to provide a forum for international health issues and to promote healthy...

Health insurance mandates increase the cost of health care

Dr. Roger Stark

May 223 min read

HEALTH CARE

Health insurance mandates increase the cost of health care

Americans view health insurance much differently than other types of insurance. When a person says that they have great health insurance,...

Dr. Roger Stark

Apr 302 min read

HEALTH CARE

Health care needs price transparency

Americans should have the right to know prices for their medical care.

The Hospital 340B Program – Helping the Poor Afford Prescription Drugs or Helping Hospitals’ Financial Status?

Dr. Roger Stark

Mar 193 min read

HEALTH CARE

The Hospital 340B Program – Helping the Poor Afford Prescription Drugs or Helping Hospitals’ Financial Status?

The 340B program either needs serious reform to actually support the most vulnerable patients or it should be closed.

What ever happened to those Obamacare promises?

Chris Cargill

Oct 27, 20231 min read

HEALTH CARE

What ever happened to those Obamacare promises?

When the federal government decided to get even more involved in health care, numerous promises were made about the price you would pay and

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