Edmund F. Haislmaier is an expert in health care policy and markets at The Heritage Foundation. He is frequently asked to assist federal and state lawmakers in designing and drafting health reform proposals and legislation.
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“We finally beat Medicare,” President Joe Biden claimed during his calamitous June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. The White House later clarified: “He… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., made a startling claim in his opening statement as the Senate Health Committee held a hearing on “the medical debt crisis… Read More
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In the wake of the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling related to in vitro fertilization clinics/practices, policymakers are likely to respond by overreacting and making… Read More
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“FDA seeks to ease cancer drug shortage with China-made imports” was the headline on a USA Today article on June 5. Other media outlets covered… Read More
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The Left has pushed a radical pro-abortion agenda across the country ever since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to correct a grave error by… Read More
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The deal struck by Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer of New York and Joe Manchin of West Virginia on the so-called Inflation Reduction Act would extend… Read More
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Many diabetics have seen their out-of-pocket costs for insulin increase significantly in recent years, and for some, those costs have become unaffordable. In response, members… Read More
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Congressional Democrats have released their latest version of a drug-pricing proposal that would expand government’s role by setting prices for prescription drugs for the first… Read More
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The massive government expansion bill that congressional Democrats are currently trying to enact includes provisions that would add new dental benefits to Medicare, the federal… Read More
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Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, in collaboration with scientists in academia and government, are working flat-out to develop drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent COVID-19…. Read More
