How Aggressive Should Government Price Regulation Be?

According to this article efforts to lower commercial health care prices through government price fixing will:

  • Lead to lower quality health care
  • Reduce local employment
  • Cause hospital closures

No one, particularly politicians, wants lower quality health care, reduced local employment and hospital closures. So what’s the solution to solving an unsustainable system that’s bankrupting the American middle class?

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23.1 Million Enroll on Free, Or Near Free Health Insurance Using Other People’s Money

Federal Open Enrollment Flyer

Nearly half of enrollees (46%) had household incomes between 100-150% of the federal poverty level with the vast majority receiving financial assistance. This highlights the program’s role in expanding access to affordable coverage for those who need it most.

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Express Scripts Just Got Sued for Racketeering. Here’s What That Means

Plaintiffs say a shadowy offshore entity helped Cigna and its PBM quietly siphon money meant for employers, unions and patients.

By Wendell Potter

A powerhouse law firm has filed a class action lawsuit that should make everyone who pays for prescription drugs through an employer or union health plan sit up and take notice. The target: Express Scripts, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager — and its parent company, Cigna, where I used to work.

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