What to Do about Drug Shortages
Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing …
What to Do about Drug Shortages
Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I am Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. I appreciate the opportunity to submit this statement for the record.
Health Exchange Subsidies Will Reduce Employer Health Plans
Chairperson Teichman, Vice-chairpeson Shultz and members of the committee, I am Devon Herrick, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to developing and promoting private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector. I welcome the opportunity to share my views.
Health Information Technology: What’s the cost to small businesses?
Madam Chairwoman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to join in the debate as you consider different options for adopting health information technology (HIT) and the implementation of policies in the American Recovery and…
Making Health Care Work For American Families: Saving Money, Saving Lives
To confront America's health care crisis, we do not need more spending, more regulations or more bureaucracy. We do need people, however, including every doctor and every patient. Every American must be free to use their intelligence, their creativity and their innovative ability to make the changes needed to create access to low-cost, high-quality health care.
Empowering Patients and Improving Public Health
Public health plays an important role in our overall health care system. Several significant achievements are directly attributable to public health. For instance, the response to the London cholera epidemics of the late 1800s is a well-known, classic example of public health. In that case, no single individual had an incentive to bear the full cost of repairing sewer lines that were leaking into the water supply because all the costs would be borne by the repairer, while the benefits would accrue to community at large. Thus, keeping community water supplies free from sewage contamination became a public health matter, as opposed to a private health matter.