This article was coauthored by Linda Gorman, director of health care at the Independence Institute in Denver, Colorado.
COMMENTARIES
Goodman Pans New Dem Health Plan at Forbes
Democrats in the House of Representatives have put aside grandiose thoughts of Medicare-for-All and single-payer health insurance – at least for a day or two. Instead, they have introduced a new health plan with a more modest goal: making Obamacare work better.
How to think about Inequality
U.S. inequality is egregious, but it’s far less egregious when measured correctly. But understanding our true degree of inequality is important, especially for the many Democratic presidential candidates now proposing tax, Social Security and health-care reforms to fix the problem.
Kotlikoff in The Hill: There is less inequality than you think.
U.S. inequality is egregious, but it’s far less egregious when measured correctly. But understanding our true degree of inequality is important, especially for the many Democratic presidential candidates now proposing tax, Social Security and health-care reforms to fix the problem.
Can Democrats And Republicans Strike A Deal On Health Care?
Is there a health care deal that would meet the needs and solve the political problems of members of both parties in Congress?
Goodman at Forbes: What Socialism in Health Care Looks Like
Left-wing Democrats in Congress have decided on a new version of “Medicare for All.” Turns out its going to be nothing like the Medicare program seniors are used to. What they have in mind is what we see in Canada.
Saving and Gramm in the Wall Street Journal: The Fed’s Obama-Era Hangover
The Federal Reserve System is paying banks not to lend money under an Obama era policy.
Why The GOP Loses Health Care Debates
Whenever Republicans and Democrats clash on health care, Republicans are almost always on the defensive and they almost always lose the debate.
You Cannot Control Health Care Costs by Pushing Down Prices
One of the very first things all students learn in their first economics course is the meaning of the word “cost.”
How Kotlikoff’s Lifetime Tax Calculator Works
The Fiscal Analyzer (TFA) is a detailed life-cycle consumption-smoothing program that projects income, taxes and spending for people of different ages and wealth levels.