Op-Ed’s

Democrats’ holy grail is reducing income inequality. So it’s ironic that they are considering a bill to expand ObamaCare that…

By Brian Blase and Hayden Dublois Americans are conditioned to expect inefficiency and waste in government programs. We make jokes about…

Medicaid is meant to cover health care and long-term care for lower-income Americans. But a new report reveals the government — both…

During each debate so far, neither President Trump nor Vice President Pence articulated the Trump administration’s widespread health care accomplishments. On…

By Brian Blase President Trump will face off with former Vice President Joe Biden in the first presidential debate this…

By Brian Blase The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was principally intended to improve health insurance markets for individuals…

By Brian Blase A little-known program continues to cause problems in the individual and small group health insurance markets. The…

By Brian Blase A little-known program continues to cause problems in the individual and small group health insurance markets. The…

By Brian Blase While Congress debates issues related to the health and economic fallout of the coronavirus epidemic, it also…

By Brian Blase, Casey Mulligan, and Doug Badger As the recent two jobs reports show, the economy is much stronger…

By Doug Badger and Brian Blase Not all surprises are welcome, least of all surprise medical charges — when patients…

By Brian Blase The Trump Administration’s rule expanding health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), specifically allowing employers to reimburse employee’s individual market premiums under…

How a program for the poor pushes Americans into poor-quality facilities. By Stephen Moses and Brian Blase A national tragedy…

By Brian Blase Congress has provided hospitals with nearly $200 billion of our hard-earned tax dollars to help them weather…

The Democrats’ plan would have Washington cover all the health program’s costs for the states this year. By Brian Blase…

By Brian Blase In the era of coronavirus bailouts, every group is staking a claim. Shuttered businesses and idled workers…

By Casey B. Mulligan and Brian Blase The coronavirus has crushed the U.S. economy, and the legislative remedies Congress recently passed will…

By Brian Blase At Wednesday’s news conference, President Trump and Vice-President Pence were asked about their plan to best protect…

By Brian Blase We need to be smart about how we use public resources to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.…

By Brian Blase State and federal laws and regulations are hindering the private sector’s efforts to help fight the outbreak.…

By Brian Blase Rather than merely spraying money at the states, Congress must target funding to those places that need…

By Brian Blase President Donald Trump’s budget includes Medicaid reforms that would restore accountability and improve the federal-state partnership. Predictably,…