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The New York Times Admits Injuries from COVID-19 Shots

AnneMarie Schieber -
The COVID-19 shots have caused multiple, serious injuries, an article in The New York Times acknowledged on May 4. It is the first time the...

Biden and Trump Differ Widely on Health Care Reform

John C. Goodman -
Although he rarely talks about it, the most significant gift President Donald Trump bequeathed to economic prosperity was deregulation. And the one sector that was...

Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees’ Report

Heartland Author -
Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees' Report shows the Hospital Trust Fund will reach insolvency in 2036, says CRFB. by Committee for a Responsible Federal...

UK Bans Puberty Blockers for Children, France Could Be Next

Kenneth Artz -
Massive changes are occurring across Europe in the matter of “gender affirming” care for children. In March, Britain’s National Health Service announced it would no...

Documentary Examines Big Medicine, Anti-Depressants, and Suicide – Film Review

Bonner R Cohen -
Review of SICK: Unmasking Big Medicine (Daily Caller News Foundation), 52 minutes, 2024 The public health establishment’s response to COVID-19—prolonged lockdowns and school closures, vaccines...

Private Equity Skirts Malpractice Laws in Texas

Kenneth Artz -
A medical malpractice lawsuit claims the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center (UT Tyler) fraudulently hires physicians as medical school professors to...

Menthol Tobacco Ban Delayed Again

Heartland Author -
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

Heartland Author -
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...

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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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