Health

While politicians neglect healthcare and focus on their own public relations, ordinary Britons are increasingly feeling the weight of their own internal health problems.

Applying Rothbard’s logic, vaccine mandates constitute a violation of self-ownership because they coercively impose medical interventions on individuals, thereby infringing on their right to control their own bodies.

Most people believe that ours is a “free-market” healthcare system, but nothing could be further from the truth. A true market-based system as explained here would be less costly and more oriented to patient care.

Most people believe that ours is a “free-market” healthcare system, but nothing could be further from the truth. A true market-based system as explained here would be less costly and more oriented to patient care.

Professor Steve Hanke joins Bob to discuss why COVID lockdowns were an unprecedented policy blunder and how currency boards provide an effective solution to hyperinflation.

Would medical care be available to people who might have a difficult time paying for it? In a private property order, charitable institutions would play an important role in ensuring more people have access to medical treatment.

HIPAA was enacted in 1996 to protect the privacy of patient health information. In practice, HIPAA’s stringent requirements may harm patients, create a chilling effect on medical researchers and healthcare providers, and significantly increase medical costs.

So long as the unchecked army of bureaucrats, technocrats, and deep-state operatives is allowed free rein, it will be impossible to make progress in limiting the state’s power over individuals.

I became interested in the question of whether a true market in healthcare can work. I think it is a fantastically interesting subject. It has been the focus of my PhD work.

It’s the master of public health awardees who are running public health. An MPH is a two-year degree which does not require you to have any prior training in health, in biology, or in medicine. It’s primarily focused on the use of big data and statistical analysis.