Health Care Reform
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Left And Right Agree—Hospital Consolidation Is Driving Up Healthcare Costs
A growing bipartisan consensus is emerging around one of the biggest drivers of America’s healthcare affordability crisis: hospital consolidation. Two reports published this spring—one from the market-oriented Paragon Health Institute and another from the progressive advocacy group Families USA—arrive at remarkably similar conclusions. Large hospital systems have gained enormous market ...
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U.S. life expectancy gap doesn’t mean health system is failing
America spends more in total and per capita on health care than any other country. So why do we tend to have shorter lifespans than our peers? New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that U.S. life expectancy hit a record 79 years in 2024. But ...
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Just take the shot: A simple way to protect freedom and prevent lockdowns
The mixed messages on vaccines are backfiring. Measles is surging across the South, and Georgians will pay the price. Disease outbreaks restrict personal freedom more than any government policy: schools close, families quarantine, and communities isolate. Even as the Trump administration now urges vaccination, confusion lingers. Georgia leaders must provide ...
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Breaking Up ‘Big Medicine’ Won’t Fix What Washington Broke
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 ...
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Some Never Learn: Dems’ Healthcare Repeats Same Mistakes
Democrats are laying the groundwork for their next healthcare overhaul if they take control of Congress in this fall’s elections. A new report from the Center for American Progress shows exactly what they have in mind, and patients won’t like it. The group has long served as a policy incubator ...
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Uninsured Americans Want Coverage Worth Buying
More than 20 million Americans lack health insurance. Democrats are betting that public concern over that number will propel them back into power this fall. But the headline figure obscures a more important question. Why do so many Americans go without coverage? A new report from the Centers for Disease ...
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Lawmakers Divided on Affordable Healthcare, Patients Aren’t
Rising healthcare costs continue to squeeze household finances. Washington is divided over how to respond. But new public opinion data suggest that patients agree on an answer. More than eight in 10 voters say they would react positively to an elected official who believed that “[t]o improve health care, we ...
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Insurance red tape is delaying care for millions of Americans
Few things frustrate patients more than the insurance paperwork that stands between them and the care they need. A new poll from KFF shows just how serious the problem has become. Nearly seven in ten Americans say insurer prior authorization requirements are a “burden.” Beyond costs, more than one-third call ...
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America doesn’t need more medical students. It needs more residents
Earlier this month, fourth-year medical students around the country learned news that will shape the rest of their careers. Match Day, as it’s known, is when aspiring physicians learn where they will complete their training in residency. For too many, the answer is nowhere. Read the op-ed here.
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America’s Healthcare System Has Never Been Better At Keeping Patients Alive
American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 79 years. Americans are living longer thanks to significant declines in death from things like cancer, heart disease and stroke. This progress is ...
Left And Right Agree—Hospital Consolidation Is Driving Up Healthcare Costs
A growing bipartisan consensus is emerging around one of the biggest drivers of America’s healthcare affordability crisis: hospital consolidation. Two reports published this spring—one from the market-oriented Paragon Health Institute and another from the progressive advocacy group Families USA—arrive at remarkably similar conclusions. Large hospital systems have gained enormous market ...
U.S. life expectancy gap doesn’t mean health system is failing
America spends more in total and per capita on health care than any other country. So why do we tend to have shorter lifespans than our peers? New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that U.S. life expectancy hit a record 79 years in 2024. But ...
Just take the shot: A simple way to protect freedom and prevent lockdowns
The mixed messages on vaccines are backfiring. Measles is surging across the South, and Georgians will pay the price. Disease outbreaks restrict personal freedom more than any government policy: schools close, families quarantine, and communities isolate. Even as the Trump administration now urges vaccination, confusion lingers. Georgia leaders must provide ...
Breaking Up ‘Big Medicine’ Won’t Fix What Washington Broke
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 ...
Some Never Learn: Dems’ Healthcare Repeats Same Mistakes
Democrats are laying the groundwork for their next healthcare overhaul if they take control of Congress in this fall’s elections. A new report from the Center for American Progress shows exactly what they have in mind, and patients won’t like it. The group has long served as a policy incubator ...
Uninsured Americans Want Coverage Worth Buying
More than 20 million Americans lack health insurance. Democrats are betting that public concern over that number will propel them back into power this fall. But the headline figure obscures a more important question. Why do so many Americans go without coverage? A new report from the Centers for Disease ...
Lawmakers Divided on Affordable Healthcare, Patients Aren’t
Rising healthcare costs continue to squeeze household finances. Washington is divided over how to respond. But new public opinion data suggest that patients agree on an answer. More than eight in 10 voters say they would react positively to an elected official who believed that “[t]o improve health care, we ...
Insurance red tape is delaying care for millions of Americans
Few things frustrate patients more than the insurance paperwork that stands between them and the care they need. A new poll from KFF shows just how serious the problem has become. Nearly seven in ten Americans say insurer prior authorization requirements are a “burden.” Beyond costs, more than one-third call ...
America doesn’t need more medical students. It needs more residents
Earlier this month, fourth-year medical students around the country learned news that will shape the rest of their careers. Match Day, as it’s known, is when aspiring physicians learn where they will complete their training in residency. For too many, the answer is nowhere. Read the op-ed here.
America’s Healthcare System Has Never Been Better At Keeping Patients Alive
American life expectancy has hit an all-time high. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 79 years. Americans are living longer thanks to significant declines in death from things like cancer, heart disease and stroke. This progress is ...