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What Student Loans and Health Care Have in Common

August 19, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Nicholas C. Anderson What is the governing dynamic causing both student loans and healthcare burdens to run away from us? As a health economist, I spend my days working with incredibly innovative medical device and biotechnology companies who are commercializing into the healthcare space. By consequence, I’m obligated and prone to think about the financial and economic … [Read more...] about What Student Loans and Health Care Have in Common

Fix Patents, Not Prices, to Solve America’s Prescription Problem

July 29, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Marcus Maldonado Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), a frontrunner in the Democratic nominating contest for president, recently announced her plan, titled “People over Profit,” to solve the nation’s ongoing crisis regarding the ever-rising prices of pharmaceutical drugs. The provision courting the most national attention and controversy is its proposed hard cap on … [Read more...] about Fix Patents, Not Prices, to Solve America’s Prescription Problem

Want to Fix Health Insurance? Start With the Tax Code

July 25, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Ethan Lamb In March, President Trump tweeted, “The Republican Party will become ‘the party of healthcare!’” The Republican Party will become “The Party of Healthcare!” — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2019 Given the GOP’s inability to deliver on that promise over the better part of the past decade, many have remained despondent. After all, health … [Read more...] about Want to Fix Health Insurance? Start With the Tax Code

America Outperforms Canada in Surgery Wait Times—And It’s Not Even Close

July 18, 2019 by Counter Markets

By Kevin Pham Canadian Medicare, our northern neighbor’s universal health care system, generally receives rave reviews from proponents of nationalized or socialized health care, but the Fraser Institute found that more than 63,000 Canadians left their country to have surgery in 2016. As Americans contemplate overturning our health system in favor of one similar to … [Read more...] about America Outperforms Canada in Surgery Wait Times—And It’s Not Even Close

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