Health

Government Medicine: Court Declares Child Should Die Rather Than Receive Privately-Funded Health Care

Tags: Health, Legal System

06/29/2017 • Ryan McMaken

Once you're inside the state's healthcare system, you may find it's impossible to get out. Even if you're seeking only privately funded treatment.

Did Obamacare Really Save Lives?

Tags: Health, Poverty, U.S. History

06/29/2017 • Robert P. Murphy

The actual data do not support the breathless claims that rolling back ObamaCare will literally kill many thousands of Americans.

Republican Healthcare Plan Fails the “Jimmy Kimmel Test”

Tags: Health

06/26/2017 • Ron Paul

Government health care creates shortages while driving up prices and preventing access to critical services.

Terry McAuliffe’s Fuzzy Math on Gun Homicides

Tags: Health, Legal System

06/15/2017 • Ryan McMaken

Governor Terry McAuliffe likes to use made-up numbers about "gun violence."

Week in Review: June 10, 2017

Tags: Global Economy, Health, Media and Culture, U.S. Economy

06/09/2017 • Mises Institute

The economics of Ludwig von Mises really is something different and revolutionary.

Behind America’s Skyrocketing Overdose Death Rates

Tags: Health, Legal System

06/09/2017 • Alice Salles

Thanks to over-use of prescription painkillers, many patients are becoming addicts who must later turn to illegal drugs to get their next fix.

Healthcare: “Insurance” Now Just Means Redistribution

Tags: Health, Taxes and Spending

06/04/2017 • Gary Galles

When politicians talk about health "insurance" they're usually just talking about schemes to redistribute wealth and income.

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Week in Review: June 3, 2017

Tags: Business Cycles, Political Theory, Education, The Environment, Global Economy, Health

06/02/2017 • Mises Institute

Political agendas like the Paris Agreement must take into account costs, benefits, and economic reality. "Science" doesn't dictate good policy.

To Lower Health Care Costs, Try Freedom

Tags: Health, Protectionism and Free Trade, Taxes and Spending

06/01/2017 • Julian Adorney

Prices have fallen in many areas of healthcare that are reliant on cash transactions and more market competition.

Bylund: Entrepreneurship Can Fix Healthcare

Tags: Entrepreneurship, Health

05/18/2017 • Per Bylund

Instead of trying to replace Obamacare, let's let entrepreneurs play a prominent role in fixing our broken healthcare system.