There is growing interest in a drug usually prescribed for malaria or lupus, hydroxychloroquine, as a potential treatment for the COVID-19/novel coronavirus now circling the globe. In recent weeks doctors in Kansas City have reported positive results with hydroxychloroquine in conjunction with azithromycin (often called Z-Pak). These promising findings come on the heels of […]
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The Reality of Obamacare and Consumer Sovereignty
By Aaron Morrison, American Consumer Institute Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided that they will hear the most recent challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The challenge, now referred to as California v. Texas, calls on the Supreme Court to repeal the ACA. Yet, simply repealing the ACA […]
How to encourage more women to enter STEM fields
“Five Lessons for Aspiring Female Scientists” “STEM students will not only shape the world of tomorrow, they will occupy the heights of a digital economy characterized by ever-greater complexity, wielding enormous power through the knowledge and systems they create,” observers Marina Bacac, head of the Cancer Immunotherapy Departments at Roche Pharma Research & […]
Have health insurance? Then you shouldn’t pay full price for insulin
The end of January is a special time for many of us — and not always a happy one. It’s a time to realize we’ve failed to keep new year’s resolutions, to remember how much we hate cold weather, and to chafe at the U.S. healthcare system as newly reset insurance deductibles […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: A Tariff Is A Tax!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While the impeachment circus goes on America’s economy surges ahead, unemployment is low and conservative and center-right organizations and individuals are doing lots of work on issues and ideas that affect America, and the world. Read on, it’s a busy week (except in Congress)… Tariff Wars, […]
Dump certificate-of-need laws to boost healthcare competition
“Florida Points the Way Toward Increasing Competition Among Its Healthcare Providers” By Davis Warnell, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Did you know that in many states, healthcare providers need to obtain government permission before rolling out new services or technologies? It sounds nonsensical, but these requirements, known as certificate-of-need (CON) regulations, exist […]
Canada’s healthcare system desperately needs private sector participation
“Canada’s Health Care Woes: Waiting Lists, Outdated Equipment, Staff Shortages” By Peter St. Onge and Patrick Déry, courtesy of MEI In the upcoming US election, at least ten Democratic presidential candidates are on record endorsing a consciously Canadian-style “Medicare for All” plan.(1) Most would replicate universal public funding of health care, while some […]
Price Controls Consistently Fail Consumers: Why does Congress keep hoping that next time they will work?
By George Landrith, Frontiers of Freedom Government mandated price controls do not work. The intentions of Members of Congress when passing such government mandated price controls may or may not be good, but intentions are not the issue. Even if their intentions are good, the results will not be. That is the bottom […]
Quebecers receptive to competition in healthcare
“Health care: Quebecers more open to competition for better access” Courtesy of MEI While governments keep shovelling billions of dollars into the country’s health care systems, and results continue to disappoint, a strong majority of Quebecers are open to entrepreneurship in order to alleviate the lack of service, all while maintaining the universal […]
Weekly Update: Hungary’s Economic Miracle
Hungary has economic virtues along with its much-discussed vices There’s a lot to be concerned about in Hungary, currently on the outs with other members of the EU because of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s praise for “illiberal democracy,” prompting allegations that his government has strong-armed the news media and stacked the courts. These […]