The New Push to Expand Government's Role in Health Care Won't Work
Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute. The following is an open letter from 68 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the letter. Democrats in Congress have proposed a COVID-19 relief bill that includes provisions to dramatically increase government subsidies for health care coverage for millions of people who already have insurance while further expanding government control over health care. The legislation would increase for more than two years government payments to insurance companies via the Affordable Care Act ...