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Menthol Tobacco Ban Delayed Again

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Menthol tobacco ban delayed again by Biden Administration; lacks any scientific justification, targets blacks, doesn't deter smoking. By Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. In April 2022, the Food...

Small Firms Introduce More Drugs at Lower Costs—Report

Ashley Bateman -
Drug price controls in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will not stymie the introduction of new products, because innovative drugs are increasingly being developed...

States Expand Pharmacists’ Prescribing Authority

Ashley Bateman -
Colorado, Idaho, and Montana have broadly expanded the prescribing authority of pharmacists to make health care more accessible and to lower costs, a new...

Medigap Increases Medical Consumption and Drives Up Costs—Study

Kevin Stone -
Medicare enrollees who purchase Medigap insurance spend an average of $2,300 more annually on health care than those who don’t, according to the authors...

Does Medicare Underpay Physicians?

Devon Herrick -
There is a shortage of physicians in the United States. There is especially a shortage of primary care physicians willing to treat Medicare enrollees. People nearing...

Obamacare Searching for Success Stories 14 Years Out

Bonner R Cohen -
Fourteen years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, the most sweeping overhaul of the health insurance...

‘Facility Fees’ Are the New Surprise Medical Bills – commentary

Devon Herrick -
The Wall Street Journal reports that facility fees are becoming increasingly prevalent in the U.S. health care system. In some cases, a facility fee for using a physician...

EPA Restricts Chemical Sterilizer of Medical Equipment

Kevin Stone -
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new limits on a gas widely used to sterilize medical devices called ethylene oxide (EO), as a suspected...

Justices Appear Skeptical of COVID Censorship Case, Media Reports

Harry Painter -
U.S. Supreme Court justices offered skeptical feedback in Murthy v. Missouri, a landmark case that is testing the limits of the federal government’s power...

Amicus Briefs Reveal Censorship Supporters – Commentary

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By the Brownstone Institute The convergence of state and corporate power has spawned unexpected bedfellows as Stanford University, the CATO Institute, and New York State...

Health Authorities Made ‘Catastrophic Errors’ during COVID-19–Report

Bonner R Cohen -
“Lockdowns, school closures, and other mandates were catastrophic errors, pushed with remarkable fervor by public health authorities at all levels,” concludes a report on...

FDA Authority Under Scrutiny in Abortion Pill Case

Ashley Bateman -
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of mifepristone, the first pill pregnant women take in inducing...

Becerra Grilled on Putting Politics Before Health Policy

Bonner R Cohen -
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra defended a wide range of White House health policies during a hearing of the House Ways and...

Biden Administration Limits Short-Term Health Insurance to 90 Days

AnneMarie Schieber -
Uninsured individuals will no longer be allowed to purchase short-term limited-duration insurance (STLDI) with a term of more than 90 days, plus a one-month...

Short term Health Plans Plus Indemnity Plans Offer Huge Savings – Commentary

John C. Goodman -
Indemnity Insurance is on the Block We would have very few public policy problems if we followed one of my rules for rational public policy:...

Medical Debt Forgiveness Advancing

Kenneth Artz -
Americans owe at least $220 billion in medical debt, according to a KFF analysis of government survey data, and there is growing support to...

Researchers Study Repurposing Old Drugs to Treat Cancer

Bonner R Cohen -
A team of U.S. clinicians has launched a first-of-its-kind observational study on how repurposed drugs with expired patents, such as ivermectin, might help in...

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AnneMarie Schieber
AnneMarie Schieber is a research fellow at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform.

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