Curing the Healthcare Crisis

Some are encouraging patients to become savvy shoppers.

To get healthcare costs under control, empower the consumer.

It's baffling that a Nobel laureate treats all opponents with contempt.

FDR and LBJ enacted four principles, but one thinker challenged them all.

Nearly 30 years after its creation, Singapore's alternative to the European/American welfare state has finally captured the attention of American policy wonks.

Healthcare costs are rising faster than our incomes.

The new law imposes explicit and implicit taxes likely to harm economic growth and jobs.

Both fields suffer from the same underlying problem: third-party payment.

That objective conflicts with the economic way of thinking.

There's a good reason why some patients are willing to pay more.

Perverse incentives are at the root of many 'lapses' of medical ethics.

The world’s first national health insurance system served the health of the state.

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Stunning Results From California

John C. Goodman Ph.D. on August 7, 2013

Anthem Blue Cross is showing how markets can deal with big-ticket healthcare expenses such as knee and hip replacement surgery.

Anthem Blue Cross is showing how markets can deal with big-ticket healthcare expenses such as knee and hip replacement surgery.

As one economist has put it, the United States is bankrupt and we don't even know it.

When insurers must charge a flat premium regardless of health status, they tend to favor healthier customers.

Firms may be offering them mainly to attract healthier employees.

In the wrong hands, such guidelines can impair the quality of care you receive.

The third-party payment system changes a healthcare provider's incentives.

Unfortunately, the third-party payment system discourages physicians from providing a crucial service.

Patients suffer when reformers engage in wishful thinking.