In advancing real health-care reform, Republicans should learn a key lesson from millions of Americans’ response to Obamacare’s having cost them their health-care plans: move in steps.
National Review, October 30, 2013Obamacare hinges on forcing young people to buy prepaid health care at inflated prices; a GOP alternative should focus on enabling all people to buy real health insurance at affordable prices.
The Weekly Standard, September 2, 2013When it comes to deciding what health-care services should be utilized, liberals believe in centralized command and control, while conservatives believe in competitive markets and choice.
National Review, August 27, 2013A Republican alternative should address the parts of the health-care system that the government had broken even before Obamacare was passed.
Claremont Review of Books, Summer 2013State and federal legislators have been tag-teaming the health-care market, keeping it from functioning competitively, and federal preemption may be necessary to curb the states’ mischief.
National Affairs, Summer 2013
In the fight to repeal and replace Obamacare, Republicans now have a prime opportunity to back a reasonable delay and advance a winning alternative.
The Weekly Standard, February 4, 2013A credible alternative must address the pathologies within our health-care system that led to the creation of Obamacare.
National Affairs, Spring 2012Conservatives can repeal Obamacare if they offer an alternative that leverages market forces to deliver genuinely affordable care.
American Enterprise Institute, December 13, 2012A three-pronged GOP alternative—one that lowers costs, offers tax credits to the uninsured (to fix the unfairness in the tax code), and uses community pools to address preexisting conditions—can beat Obamacare.
The Weekly Standard, February 14, 2011The preexisting-condition dilemma can be addressed without ruining the rest of our health-care market.
National Affairs, Summer 2010