http://american.com Everything from the morality of eating cookies to the solvency of Medicare. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z http://american.com/archive/2012/december/beyond-defeat-or-defiance Redefining state-based health reform under Obamacare. No publisher Thomas P. Miller 2012-12-27T03:13:42Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/december/prescription-for-trouble The FDA can finally prevent narcotic drugs that can be widely abused from easily threatening patient safety. Will it seize the moment? No publisher Sen. Tom Coburn, MD and Scott Gottlieb, MD 2012-12-29T18:47:03Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/december/death-panels-revisited When it comes to doling out medical care, especially life-preserving care, we all begin to get a little squeamish. No one wants to be the one who says no. We don’t even want to acknowledge that it is happening. No publisher Robert McHenry 2012-12-06T22:41:10Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes What the critics see as a bug is actually a feature: e-cigarettes can work as a public health tool precisely because of their resemblance to the real thing. No publisher Gilbert Ross, M.D. 2012-11-18T02:59:24Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/october/compounding-a-crisis Fifteen Americans have died from tainted steroid injections. Here’s how Obama’s FDA can make things better. No publisher Scott Gottlieb 2012-10-16T13:21:51Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/september/curing-the-pre-existing-conditions-of-obamacare The administration’s emphasis on pre-existing conditions falsely implies that the only way to cover future serious illness is with ObamaCare’s heavy-handed requirements. No publisher Tom Miller and James C. Capretta 2012-09-10T13:17:15Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/june/the-healthcare-myths-we-must-confront As debate about whether ObamaCare is a good idea continues, rejecting four major misconceptions about healthcare is crucial to any chance of our eventually emerging with a better system. No publisher Cliff Asness 2012-07-01T05:38:41Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/june/how-to-repeal-and-replace-from-a-tax-to-tax-credits ObamaCare may be constitutional but it isn’t the answer. A refundable tax credit is. No publisher Michael R. Strain 2012-06-28T17:35:48Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/april/why-obamacare-has-proved-a-hard-sell It may be that ObamaCare isn’t ‘suitable for framing’ and that there is no way to make the individual mandate intuitively convincing to ordinary Americans. No publisher Lee Harris 2012-04-09T13:05:36Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/march/obamacare-religion-and-the-court The president’s disregard for protecting religious liberty before the Supreme Court is consistent. No publisher Howard Slugh 2012-03-26T20:48:54Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/march/white-coats-and-straightjackets-why-proposed-cost-saving-measures-will-reduce-your-healthcare-options Before we proceed with the Independent Payment Advisory Board, we should carefully consider the pernicious impact that similar structures have had on patient care. No publisher Scott Gottlieb 2012-03-06T16:46:11Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/march/phakes-and-the-cancer-fight It is quite likely that some of the fake oncology products found in significant amounts in the Middle East have made their way into Europe and the United States. Here’s what to do to stop it. No publisher Roger Bate 2012-03-02T14:14:47Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/february/contraception-conundrum How a forced stand-off between two groups who have equal and opposing claims on the outcome could have been avoided entirely. No publisher J.D. Kleinke 2012-02-22T21:45:54Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/february/medicare-reform-faces-reality A proposal in Congress would create a competitive bidding process that has the potential to save the taxpayers substantial sums—without forcing seniors to pay more for their Medicare benefits. No publisher Joseph Antos 2012-02-17T15:50:03Z BernArticle http://american.com/archive/2012/february/is-u-s-health-spending-on-another-planet While the United States consumes a disproportionate share of global resources devoted to medical care, this global share is shrinking. No publisher Christopher J. Conover 2012-02-10T21:49:22Z BernArticle