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March 17, 2025
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New Essay: Public Health as If People Mattered
Government public health interventions are legitimate only to the extent they minimize the amount of violence in society.
By Michael F. Cannon
March 14, 2025
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MedPAC Identifies Medicare Advantage Pricing Errors, Savings Opportunities
Surely, Republicans can cut Medicare subsidies for gym memberships and pet care.
By Michael F. Cannon
March 12, 2025
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A Legal Market for Organs
An alternative approach is to legalize the purchase and sale of organs. This would expand the supply—from living and deceased donors—benefiting both the recipients and the donors.
By Jeffrey Miron
March 11, 2025
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Utah’s Fluoride Ban: A Win for Medical Autonomy
The government should not force-feed flouride to its residents.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
March 7, 2025
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The FDA Finally Removes a Huge Barrier to an Effective Schizophrenia Medicine
The FDA should eliminate the REMS program altogether and allow patients to make their own health care choices in consultation with their chosen clinicians.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
March 7, 2025
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Evaluating PDUFA: Paying for FDA Drug-Application Reviewers by Charging User Fees
Studies show the health gains from faster access to new medicines totally swamped the health losses from more unsafe drugs.
By Michael F. Cannon
March 5, 2025
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Government Versus Private Vaccine Mandates
The success of voluntary, decentralized measures underscores the power of market-driven decision-making. Employees and customers retain the freedom to choose where they work and shop, allowing best practices to emerge naturally, without state coercion.
By Jeffrey Miron
February 25, 2025
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Licensing Boards: Still Brazen After All These Years
Ten years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States reminded us that maybe antitrust laws should be aimed at the only lasting anti-competitive force in the modern market economy: government itself.
By Stephen Slivinski
February 25, 2025
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The Chilling Effect: How Fear Drives Doctors Away from Pain Patients
Regulators and law enforcement continue driving physicians out of pain management, leaving patients nowhere to turn.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
February 13, 2025
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Red America Would Suffer Under RFK Jr.
If the Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services, more Republican parents will be visiting their kids in intensive care.
By Michael F. Cannon
February 12, 2025
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When the State Kills, Medical Ethics Don’t Matter
Doctors who violate medical ethics face prosecution—when the state does it, they call it justice.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
January 31, 2025
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Journavx: A Promising Opioid Alternative, but Not a Silver Bullet
Clinicians must still be ready to prescribe oxycodone or something even more potent if this new drug fails to provide the relief patients require.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
January 27, 2025
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A Breath of Fresh Air: Trump’s FDA Takes a Step Back from the Menthol Ban
It is rare but refreshing for a government agency to appear to consider the unintended consequences of its actions.
By Jeffrey A. Singer
January 24, 2025
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“Repeal the Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored Insurance to Transfer Health Care Spending Focus to Individuals”
Rep. Roy’s proposal would also accomplish what the Cadillac tax could not: cap the exclusion for high-income earners, thereby shifting the burden of federal taxes up the income scale. Republicans and Democrats should take note.
By Michael F. Cannon
January 23, 2025
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Tradeoffs Podcast: the Case for Medicaid Reform
Give it a listen, for crucial information about Medicaid that most coverage omits.
By Michael F. Cannon