Opinion
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South Carolina Certificate of Need Laws Limit Access to Care for Rural Residents
Opinion -CON laws in South Carolina impact rural communities hardest by increasing drive times to seek care, increasing wait times to receive care, and leading toward higher health care costs -
Deregulate telehealth to increase access to care at lower cost
Opinion -The pandemic has opened a world of possibilities and shows just how successful American ingenuity can be when government simply gets out of the way -
What Would Biden’s Health Care System Look Like?
Opinion -Joe Biden, who will likely become president next year, has suggested he will seek to expand on the failed “Obamacare” system by including a public option, colloquially known as “Bidencare.” -
COVID-19: Danish Mask Study Published: What Next?
Opinion -Now that we have a randomized controlled trial (RCT) about masks, will it change what you do? -
Expansion of Association Health Plans Would Improve Health Care System
Opinion -Imagine a world where your local membership shopping club or health/fitness club could sell health insurance to members -
Doctors with COVID-19 Put Early At-Home Treatment to the Test
Opinion -Editorial -Two physicians who are leading the charge on early at-home COVID-19 treatment to reduce hospitalization and death, have themselves become infected with the virus and following the regiment they, themselves preach -
If the Government Can’t Manage Elections, It Sure Shouldn’t Manage Health Care
Opinion -If government can’t accomplish the task of properly counting ballots in a timely manner, it is not capable of managing our health care system -
Lockdowns Leave Americans Worse Off Than Ever
Opinion -Keeping communities locked down has resulted in several unintended consequences -
Certificate of Need Laws Drive Up Costs and Limit Competition
Opinion -CON laws adversely affect health care costs -
Certificate of Need Laws: Why Should You Care?
Opinion -Currently, 35 states are bound by certificate of need (CON) laws -
Berkeley Bans Unhealthy Foods from Grocery Store Checkout Lines
Opinion -The “Healthy Checkout Ordinance,” which passed unanimously, is yet just another example of Berkeley’s City Council projecting their will upon the public -
Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Lockdowns Were Unconstitutional
Opinion -Since the coronavirus pandemic, several governors have exerted unprecedented powers under the guise of taming the outbreak -
Data shows COVID-19 is not as deadly as we thought
Opinion -Businesses have been shut down for months. Millions have become unemployed. Schools remain closed. -
Finally, States Are Retracting Hydroxychloroquine Bans
Opinion -For mostly political reasons, hydroxychloroquine has become a highly controversial drug -
Finally, States Are Retracting Hydroxychloroquine Bans
Opinion -For mostly political reasons, hydroxychloroquine has become a highly controversial drug -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Senior Policy Advisor Appointed by White House to a Top Post at FDA
Opinion -Dr. David Gortler will serve as Senior Advisor to FDA Commissioner Dr. Steven Hahn -
The Source of Our Prosperity
Opinion -Our world is more prosperous than ever, or at least was before the economic disruption from COVID-19. -
Coronavirus Accelerates the Trend of Declining U.S. Transit Ridership
Opinion -U.S. public transit ridership has been declining for the last five years and the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the decline. -
Should We Trust Experts?
Opinion -Experts in public health and epidemiology have driven policy making during the COVID-19 pandemic. How much should we trust experts? -
California Cancels School
Opinion -Declaring that there will be no in-person instruction this fall, Governor Gavin Newsom puts teachers’ union interests over those of children and families. -
Did States Reopen Too Early or Shut Down Too Soon?
Opinion -The surge in COVID-19 cases since June has led to much speculation that states began reopening too soon. -
Rethinking Medical Care
Opinion -Following COVID-19, it's time we rethink our medical care system. -
Our Politicians Still Need a COVID Plan
Opinion -Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic is reading that non-pharmaceutical interventions like social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and business closures are saving lives. They are not. -
Where Are We with COVID-19?
Opinion -Deaths to date relative to projected deaths in an unmitigated pandemic provide one measure of where we are at in the pandemic.
