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Opinion
US hospitals receive billions in funding — but where does it actually go?
Most American hospitals were established as either municipal or charitable organizations, with a commitment to providing free and discounted medical care to the poor. This responsibility is now recognized in federal law, aided by substantial public subsidies.
However, the magnitude of state and federal subsidies to support hospitals now substantially exceeds the value of “uncompensated care” that facilities provide to the uninsured.
As a new Manhat...
10 years in, the Medicaid expansion is failing the neediest Americans
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the first expansions of states’ Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, which began in January 2014, it’s time to think again about the effects on the most vulnerable in our society.
Consider, for example, what is unfolding in North Carolina.
Last month, it became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the ACA, opening the program to an estimated 600,000 adults who, while relatively low-income earners,...
Debunking Biden’s deficit claims, one by one
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In 2023, progress against physician-assisted suicide
As we glance back at 2023, opponents of physician assisted suicide can reflect on a year marked by unwavering opposition and quiet victories in our fight. While the legislative landscape was busy with bills introduced in more than a dozen states, it has been more than two years since any new assisted suicide laws were enacted in the U.S.
These victories are not a sign of surrender by suicide proponents, but rather a sign of the persuasiveness of the arguments against it and th...
Matthews: The big ruse: Democrats now claim to be ‘values voters’
Wall Street Journal reporter Molly Ball recently published a story explaining how pro-abortion rights Democrats have “changed their message.” They are reaching into the conservative playbook and commandeering terms that have long been associated with the center-right movement. As the article’s subtitle says: “Supporters of abortion access have emphasized ‘freedom’ and ‘values’ in successful campaigns in red-leaning states, with more to come in 2024.”
Democrats have recently di...
Matthews: The big ruse: Democrats now claim to be ‘values voters’
Wall Street Journal reporter Molly Ball recently published a story explaining how pro-abortion rights Democrats have “changed their message.” They are reaching into the conservative playbook and commandeering terms that have long been associated with the center-right movement. As the article’s subtitle says: “Supporters of abortion access have emphasized ‘freedom’ and ‘values’ in successful campaigns in red-leaning states, with more to come in 2024.”
Democrats have recently di...
Six Americans who left lasting legacies in 2023
“I do not want to achieve immortality through my work,” Woody Allen once wrote. “I want to achieve immortality by not dying. I don’t want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen. I want to live on in my apartment.”
While Allen is quite unlikely to get his wish, many other Americans should live on through their good works, inspiring their countrymen. Here are six of them, some better known than others, who died in 2023.
A champion of better treatment for “mentally a...
Fee-for-service healthcare is making us sick
More than 1.3 billion adults globally will have diabetes by 2050, according to a study released this year. In the U.S., our current health system — which is structured around treatment, not prevention — is woefully unprepared to deal with this reality.
For over 150 years, the U.S. healthcare infrastructure has centered on symptoms, doctors and treatments — not on patients. From our data collection to our systems design and payment models, it’s more profitable to treat sick pat...
What Kamala Harris’s low-key, record-breaking year made possible
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