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WEBThe freedom to make one’s own health care decisions is a fundamental human right. When government protects that right, innovation and competition make health care more …

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Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Part-Time Employment: Early

WEBUsing the same data, we estimated that the ACA increased low‐ hours, involuntary parttime employment by 2–3 percentage points, or 500,000 to 1 million …

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Health Insurance Regulation Cato Institute

WEBFederal and state governments impose countless regulations that increase health insurance premiums, reduce the quality of coverage for all consumers, and limit the right …

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The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide

WEBMyth four is that high drug prices push up health care expenditures. In fact, the increase in pharmaceutical expenses lags behind that for medical treatment …

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Health Care in a Free Society: Rebutting the Myths of National …

WEBReports from those governments contradict many of the common misperceptions held by supporters of national health insurance in the United States. …

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Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector

WEBBy Michael F. Cannon. I am happy to announce the release of my latest book, Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector. If I have any notoriety in …

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How to Reduce Health Care Costs: Understanding the Cost of …

WEBFirst, a solid body of research makes it clear that high prices are a major factor in why American health spending is so high. For example, a study published in …

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Bending the Productivity Curve: Why America Leads the World in …

WEBThe health care issues commonly considered most important today — controlling costs and covering the uninsured — arguably should be regarded as …

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State Fiscal Health and Cost-Saving Strategies Cato Institute

WEBAccording to the National Association of State Budget Officers, state governments spent a total of $2.9 trillion in fiscal year 2022, of which $1.1 trillion came …

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Recovery Cato Institute

WEBMichael F. Cannon is the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies. Cannon is “an influential health‐ care wonk” (Washington Post), “ObamaCare’s single …

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The State of Student Loan Forgiveness: May 2024

WEBIn sum, the Biden White House has been the most aggressive presidential administration in history regarding student loan forgiveness. Despite many setbacks, the …

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Biden Short‐ Term Health Plans Rule Creates Gaps in Coverage

WEBShort‐ term plans provide affordable, comprehensive coverage to 2–3 million US residents who are ineligible for other coverage options or find those options …

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Government the Single Greatest Obstacle to Health Care Quality

WEBGovernment routinely mandates and subsidizes low‐ quality health care while blocking high‐ quality care. Whether it’s terrible health insurance, poor‐ quality …

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Michael F. Cannon Cato Institute

WEBMichael F. Cannon is the Cato Institute’s director of health policy studies. His scholarship spans public health; regulation of clinicians, medical facilities, pharmaceuticals, and …

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Recovery Cato Institute

WEBIn his new book Recovery: A Guide to Reforming the U.S. Health Sector, Michael Cannon exposes the barriers that government places in the way of better, more …

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Recovery Cato Institute

WEBCato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC. Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute. President and CEO, Alliance for Health Policy. …

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A Bipartisan Way to Lower Costs and Restore Health Care Rights

WEBMany are already taking advandage of HSAs; more than 31 million Americans have saved a combined $131 billion in HSAs. And HSAs became law with bipartisan …

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Colorado Poised to Become Sixth State to Allow Patients Access to

WEBAfter passing the Colorado House of Representatives by a vote of 56–6, the Colorado Senate, last week, unanimously approved HB 1071, which allows licensed, …

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Government and Health Care: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

WEBThe table below summarizes our experience in terms of three goals of health care policy: improving access to care; improving the quality of care; and lowering …

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Will Vermont Be the Next State to Permit Overdose Prevention …

WEBYesterday, the Vermont Senate passed H.72, which permits an overdose prevention center (OPC) to operate in one municipality in the state, provided the …

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End the Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

WEBIn 2021, the exclusion allowed a worker with the average employer‐ sponsored family plan and the average marginal tax rate to avoid paying $7,333 in …

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Housing Deregulation as Poverty Policy Cato at Liberty Blog

WEBHousing deregulation isn’t just one sort of poverty policy. It is the best sort of poverty policy. Instead of letting government tax the rest of society and hoping that the …

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