Health Care
Taking “Affordable” Out of the Affordable Care Act
We generally call it Obamacare, but the official name for the legislation that created the government insurance scheme was The Affordable Care Act. That sounds good, right? We all want affordable. Except that it isn’t. I have found other alternatives to deal...
It’s time to truly test the constitutionality of Obamacare
Court challenges to the facetiously named “Affordable Care Act” — “Obamacare” — are more important than ever. Asked about the constitutional basis for Obamacare, Democratic Michigan Rep. John Conyers — a leading supporter — was unable to name any. Conyers’ fumbling...
The U.S. Does not Have a Free Market Health Care System
by Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute US states continue to expand Medicaid, and it’s happening even in so-called “red states.” CNBC, for instance, reports how voters in “red states” Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho all approved ballot issues to...
Republicans’ Responsibility for Socialism’s Comeback
by Ron Paul According to a recent Reuters/Ipsos survey, 70 percent of Americans, including about 50 percent of Republicans, support Medicare for all, the latest incarnation of single-payer health care. Republican support for a health plan labeled “Medicare for all” is...