The discussion about universal access to affordable healthcare usually stops at Medicare for All. Most Americans don’t realize that there are many different approaches to achieve that goal, and Medicare for All is only one. So this week, let’s look at the two countries with the best health outcomes...
Every health system on earth rations care. Ours does it with a price tag. Medicare for All would do it with a calendar. The honest debate is about which kind of rationing we are willing to live with, and what it costs us to get there. “Single payer” can...
Medicare open enrollment starts tomorrow. Between now and December 7, your mailbox, your TV, and probably your phone are going to fill up with cheerful people telling you about $0-premium plans with dental, vision, gym memberships, and grocery cards. Most of those ads are for Medicare Advantage. And for...
There is no question that the United States pays more for prescription drugs than any other country on Earth. The question is, why?The answer is a set of deliberate policy choices, made over decades, that together built a market where high prices are the predictable outcome rather than an...

