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FDA Publishes List of Off-Patent Drugs Ripe for Competition
Opinion -The federal agency has published the list to enhance competition. -
House Subcommittee Votes to Defund Individual Mandate
Opinion -The bill would strip the IRS of the ability to use funds to enforce the Obamacare mandate and tax penalty and would protect First Amendment rights from encroachment. -
Republican Requests Deadline for Obamacare Repeal
Opinion -Sen. Ben Sasse has asked President Donald Trump to urge the Senate to scrub for an Obamacare repeal-and-replace vote no later than September 4. -
Michigan Doctors Seek Protection from Private Certification Board
Opinion -Maintenance of certification requirements divert time and money away from patients, doctors say. -
Report: States Should Protect Free Speech in Medicine
Opinion -The Goldwater Institute report presents a pathway to letting manufacturers and doctors inform patients about off-label uses of drugs. -
Study: Large Employers Want Health Insurance Flexibility, Transparency
Opinion -It's time people knew the price of the health care services they use, employers say. -
Senate Passes VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act
Opinion -The bill would make it easier to terminate negligent employees. -
Telemedicine Compact Connects Doctors, Patients in Eight States
Opinion -Simple reciprocity would be even easier, but the compact could still help, experts say. -
Analysis: Mental Health Care Law Needs Further Improvement
Opinion -The law has provisions that make it unlikely the law will achieve its own goals, Dr. Emmons explains. -
Executive Order Leaves Room for Doubt About HHS Mandate
Opinion -The order could prove an eventual win for people who object to coercive federal health policy regulations. -
California Senate Approves $400 Billion Single-Payer Health Care System
Opinion -The bill ultimately failed, when a rational source of funding proved elusive. -
Millennial Group Proposes Obamacare Replacement Plan
Opinion -The next generation of leaders is fed up with Obamacare. -
Minnesota Dental Therapists Break Records, Barriers
Opinion -Dentists are expanding access to health care by hiring midlevel dental providers legalized in just a few states. -
Catholics Choose Health Care Sharing Ministries Instead of Obamacare
Opinion -This faith-based alternative to health insurance is gaining members at record pace. -
MIT President’s Letter Repeats Standard Climate Alarm Claims. Here Are The Facts.
Opinion -A recent letter by prominent scientists to the MIT President Rafael Reif. -
Senate Delay of Health Care Bill Shows Political Worries Over Subsidy Appeal
Opinion -Senate Republicans have repeatedly delayed votes on their proposed Obamacare replacement plans. -
Report: Provisional Licenses Would Address Physician Shortage
Opinion -The proposal would tap a surplus of medical school graduates to meet a physician shortage. -
Free-Market Groups Urge HHS to Launch Phase II of Obamacare Repeal
Opinion -The Trump administration does not have to repeal Obamacare before rescinding Obamacare mandates, the groups say. -
CBO Score Muddies American Health Care Act Debate
Opinion -CBO uses antiquated data to score the House Obamacare replacement bill. -
States Ask Feds to Approve Work Requirements for Medicaid
Opinion -State officials are ready to move forward with Obamacare repeal. -
Study: Berkeley’s Sugary Beverage Tax Increases People’s Calorie Intake
Opinion -The tax resulted in unintended consequences. -
Heartland Weekly: Wind Power: High Environmental Costs, Limited Energy Delivered
Opinion -In his speech on Wednesday at a rally in Iowa, President Donald Trump made fun of the idea that wind power could meet more than a small fraction of America’s energy needs. Was he right? -
Senate Confirms Gottlieb as New FDA Commissioner
Opinion -FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb has written in support of curtailing FDA overreach. -
House Considers Capping Medical Malpractice Judgments
Opinion -Lawyer contingency fees are driving up the cost of health care.
