Opinion
Cost curve bends, but not enough
Medical spending in the US as a share of gross domestic product was 15% lower than projected 14 years earlier, and indeed was only “marginally higher” than in 2010.
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NC bill would create tax deduction for prescription drug costs
NC House committee advances bill creating tax deduction for up to $5,000 in out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
Opinion
A ‘Conservative Spring’ in 2022
The word “spring” is often tacked on to political moments when a repressive status quo crumbles and a new era of hope emerges. The “Springtime of Nations” in 1848 was one of the largest political shifts in history, as European nations rebelled against monarchy and other traditional institutions, which they replaced with flatter, more-democratic structures....
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CARES Act reverses Obamacare rule, lets people use savings accounts for OTC meds
The coronavirus forced Congress to broaden tax relief for millions of Americans with employer-provided health insurance or high-deductible health plans. They now can buy over-the-counter medications with tax-exempt money from their health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts. Congress walked back Obamacare restrictions on health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts when it passed the...
Opinion
Trump administration spearheads health care reform
As we near the end of President Trump’s third year in office, it’s worth looking back at some of the health care policies enacted by this administration so far. Given that next year is an election year, it’s a safe bet that leaders from both parties won’t try to bring any major health care legislation to Congress. Setting aside the failure to...
Opinion
Most in N.C. will have one Obamacare option in 2017
The troubled federal law continues to compile a growing list of casualties.
Opinion
Federal Policy Changes That Could Boost Direct Primary Care
Policymakers in Washington could help spur a health care delivery model that's already growing in popularity in North Carolina.
Opinion
Employers, State Can Benefit From Direct Primary Care
DPC is the epitome of value-based medicine, and it has the potential to help North Carolina slow the growth of wasteful health care spending.
Opinion
Direct Primary Care Supports Doctor-Patient Bond
Excessive regulation and bureaucracy might push more physicians toward a better alternative.
Opinion
Obamacare Is Being Repealed
Will the main provisions of Obamacare be preserved? The question has already been answered. Even its namesake has found that impossible.
Opinion
On the Less-Affordable Care Act
Far from causing the favorable trend on health care spending, the so-called Affordable Care Act is about to reverse it.
Opinion
Obama Exits the Fantasy
Will the administration really enforce the individual mandate on middle-class families while refusing the enforce the employer mandate on businesses?
