by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
In the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed a bunch of coronavirus-related issues, ranging from big-picture topics such as the proper role of government and the catastrophic downsides of excessive bureaucracy to more-focused topics such as how gun control puts...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 22, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Regulations
When the current health crisis heated up, I wrote a column on “Government, Coronavirus, and Libertarianism” and made four simple points. Libertarians believe government should protect life, liberty, and property Libertarians correctly warn that a big sprawling federal...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2020 | Blogs, Health Care
I wrote last week about the libertarian response to the coronavirus crisis and made four simple points. Governments should focus on protecting life, liberty, and property. That includes fighting pandemics. A big sprawling federal government will be less capable and...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 17, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
The main problem with America’s health care system is government intervention (Medicare, Medicaid, the tax code’s healthcare exclusion, etc). The main symptom of all that intervention is pervasive “third-party payer,” which is the term for a system where people buy...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Government intervention has made a mess of health care in America. Programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, along with the tax code’s healthcare exclusion, have created a massive third-party-payer problem. The inevitable result is systemic inefficiency and ever-rising...
