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The @CatoInstitute is the world's leading voice for individual rights in health and medicine. Sign up for the #CatoHealth newsletter at https://t.co/xqhdtbdxg3
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🎬FILM SCREENING🎬 On Tuesday, the 16th, we will be screening SHUFFLE, an award-winning film on the addiction treatment industry. A discussion with the film's director and health policy experts will follow. Register and learn more: https://t.co/HqYznZozT2 Watch the trailer:
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Every time government intervention causes patients to suffer, the media and supporters of these laws blame insurers. In nearly 30 years, I cannot recall a single instance in which the media have addressed the government’s role. https://t.co/5K2Fljvox1
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The market for AI toys is thriving, but politicians are looking towards regulating it. As @dr4liberty wrote recently: "We don’t need Washington to decide how kids play; we need the freedom for families to choose what works best for them." Learn more: https://t.co/GF5gpbxH9s
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Smart toys need parenting, not heavy-handed rules.
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This occurs because: 1) Govt controls a larger share of health spending in the US than in most OECD nations 2) The health sector spends more than any other economic sector to protect wasteful spending 3) Deficit spending reduces countervailing pressure from taxpayers
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HHS Sec. RFK Jr.’s firing of the CDC director is a reminder: public health must be decentralized and removed from government control. Read @dr4liberty's latest post:
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If there’s a silver lining, it’s that the unraveling at CDC may finally break the government’s grip on medical debate — returning science to scientists, where it belongs.
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"From fentanyl to nitazenes, the pattern is clear: stricter bans don’t eliminate the danger; they just rename it." @CatoHealth
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Unless we change our strategy, more families will experience the heartbreak that those Texas parents are going through now.
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In a competitive market, price-sensitive patients put downward pressure on the prices of the medical goods and services they need or want. @CatoHealth
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Authorizing both Medicare and Medicaid to expand GLP‑1 subsidies would add even more fat to our already bloated and indebted government.
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US health insurance feels broken because government rules are breaking it. Removing those mandates would mean cheaper premiums, portable coverage, and better care👇
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The U.S. health care system remains costly and inaccessible. Government spending blocks affordability and universal access. @mfcannon explains how to achieve health care for all. Learn more: @CatoInstitute
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ICYMI. My colleague, @mfcannon looks at the state of Medicaid. @CatoHealth
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July 30, 2025
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I wrote this with Patrick Eddington. “Ethics and federal law hold that your medical records should be private, but President Trump’s ongoing campaign for mass deportation has started to tear down that wall.” @CatoHealth @David_J_Bier
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U.S. medical records are supposed to be private. ICE found a loophole.
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Medicaid failed the test the federal government uses to determine whether new elixirs save lives. https://t.co/nPxnGVMP8o
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The programs don’t do what they claim to. If they were drugs, regulators would pull them from the market.
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Medicare and Medicaid fail a basic scientific test. The programs don’t do what they claim to. If they were drugs, regulators would pull them from the market, writes @mfcannon
https://t.co/NQGxNNjYGg
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The programs don’t do what they claim to. If they were drugs, regulators would pull them from the market.
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With the surgeon general confirmation hearings sure to stir heated debate, it would serve the public well if Congress were to ask, “Why does the United States have a surgeon general?” and “Does the country even need one?” @CatoHealth
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Eliminating both and shifting necessary functions to other agencies would improve both public health and the federal budget.
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"The Office of the Surgeon General undermines both the authority of other public health officials and trust in government public health efforts with politically divisive advocacy that reaches beyond the scope of public health." New paper from @CatoHealth
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Neither the Office of the Surgeon General nor the Commissioned Corps is necessary. Eliminating them and reassigning legitimate public health activities to other agencies would improve public health...
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As lawmakers and policymakers continue exploring ways to restrict nicotine delivery systems that don’t involve combustible tobacco, the evidence continues to grow that they offer adults a safer way to consume nicotine. @CatoHealth
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As state and federal lawmakers and policymakers continue exploring ways to restrict nicotine delivery systems that don’t involve combustible tobacco, the evidence continues to grow that they offer...
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@RepGregMurphy 2/2 The only groups opposed are incumbents who fear competition and nativists who fear immigrants. Meanwhile, TX, TN, VA, FL, & 9 other states see their value. You can watch a @CatoInstitute event about it here, @RepGregMurphy @CatoHealth
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It is increasingly difficult for patients to access health care clinicians, especially in rural and underserved areas. Join a panel of experts on April 23rd for a discussion of the issues.
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