by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
Back in 2012, I shared a chart showing that workplace deaths declined substantially after the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But I then shared a second chart showing that workplace deaths declined just as much before OSHA was created....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2018 | Blogs
America’s healthcare system is a mess, largely because government intervention (Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and the tax code’s healthcare exclusion) have produced a system where consumers almost never directly pay for their medical services. This “third-party...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2018 | Blogs, Health Care
I try not to pay much attention to the staffing decisions of President Trump’s “Boston-phone-book presidency.” Yes, I realize those choices are important, but my focus is policy. As such, I don’t have any strong opinions on the ouster of David Shulkin, the now-former...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
When writing about the Obamacare and its birth-control mandate, I’ve made a handful of observations. First, it is very bureaucratic and inefficient to use insurance for routine medical expenses. Sort of like using auto insurance to cover the cost of getting an oil...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
In a strange way, I admire Bernie Sanders. He openly embraces big government. Back during the 2016 campaign, I frequently observed that the difference between the Vermont Senator and Hillary Clinton is that he wanted America to become Greece at a much faster rate....
