by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
This new video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains why Medicaid should be shifted to the states. As I note in the title of this post, it’s good federalism policy and good fiscal policy. But the video also explains that Medicaid reform is good health...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
Republicans have finally woken up and are beginning to explain why Medicare needs to be reformed. Here’s a very good new video from Congressman Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee. He hits on key points regarding market competition versus government...
by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
I’m a glass-half-full guy, so I’m always looking for the silver lining to any dark cloud. For example, the unfortunate people of the United Kingdom are saddled with a government-run healthcare system that is deficient in some important categories yet still costs a lot...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
This new video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity discusses a proposal to solve Medicare’s bankrupt finances by replacing an unsustainable entitlement with a “premium-support” system for private insurance, also known as vouchers. This topic is very hot right...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Health Care
The title of this post may be a slight exaggeration. I actually recommend you read the entire two-page paper by Devon Herrick of the National Center for Policy Analysis. But this chart from that study is an excellent visual display of what’s wrong with the health care...
