Washington helped build Big Medicine. It won’t dismantle it by swinging a bigger hammer. Only restoring market principles will.
Washington is gearing up to crack down on “Big Medicine,” with populist Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leading the charge.
Over the past decade, America’s healthcare system has become increasingly consolidated, leaving patients with higher prices, fewer choices, and more bureaucratic frustration.
But before lawmakers swing a scythe through the healthcare sector, they should ask how it became so consolidated in the first place.
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Breaking Up ‘Big Medicine’ Won’t Fix What Washington Broke
Sally C. Pipes
Washington helped build Big Medicine. It won’t dismantle it by swinging a bigger hammer. Only restoring market principles will.
Washington is gearing up to crack down on “Big Medicine,” with populist Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., leading the charge.
Over the past decade, America’s healthcare system has become increasingly consolidated, leaving patients with higher prices, fewer choices, and more bureaucratic frustration.
But before lawmakers swing a scythe through the healthcare sector, they should ask how it became so consolidated in the first place.
Read the entire op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.