Nina Owcharenko Schaefer is the director of The Heritage Foundation's Center for Health and Welfare Policy. Read her research.
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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
Health CareCommentary
Big media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, last week called out former President Donald Trump for slamming Obamacare, opining that… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Bidenomics is driving up the cost of health care. In the release of its annual survey of employer health benefits, the Kaiser Family Foundation notes:… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Biden administration is expected to announce, by Sept. 1, the first 10 prescription drugs it will target in its newly authorized drug price “negotiation”… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The official end of the COVID-19 emergency is near. That’s good news. It’s now up to the states to finish the job. The House of Representatives… Read More
SocietyCommentary
After the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, President Joe Biden directed his administration to find ways to provide increased access to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
In the midst of a recession, with inflation eating away an average of $6,800 in purchasing power from the incomes of families with two workers,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A letter from the Congressional Budget Office in response to an inquiry by a Republican congressman from Missouri confirms that the Biden administration’s executive actions… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A budget is more than just the sum of its revenues and outlays. It’s also a reflection of the values held by its drafters. Based… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Politico got it right: “Democrats’ social spending proposal represents a sweeping expansion of the health safety net … .” Despite claims that negotiations among Democrats… Read More
