Policy
Healthcare
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are all promises of the Declaration of Independence. Good health is critical to our pursuit of happiness. Without it, the right to life is threatened and the right to liberty is undermined. Because the United States government was instituted to secure these unalienable rights, there is a role and a social imperative for government to promote public health through sound public policy, particularly for citizens whose financial means limit their access to quality medical care.
While providing medical care to those in need is a moral and social imperative, the main components of healthcare – health insurance, medical services and prescription drugs – are market goods and services. An economy promoting free enterprise still promises to be the best system in America for increasing the quality, affordability and accessibility of goods and services. Therefore, the goal of government health policy ought to be to support and improve a free and competitive market environment for doctors, nurses, specialists, hospitals, clinics and patients. Making prices transparent, tearing down barriers to competition, and protecting against concentrated economic and political power will enable patients, providers and communities to maintain choice and discover the healthcare solutions that are the best and most realistic for their particular healthcare needs.
Policy
Healthcare
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are all promises of the Declaration of Independence. Good health is critical to our pursuit of happiness. Without it, the right to life is threatened and the right to liberty is undermined. Because the United States government was instituted to secure these unalienable rights, there is a role and a social imperative for government to promote public health through sound public policy, particularly for citizens whose financial means limit their access to quality medical care.
While providing medical care to those in need is a moral and social imperative, the main components of healthcare – health insurance, medical services and prescription drugs – are market goods and services. An economy promoting free enterprise still promises to be the best system in America for increasing the quality, affordability and accessibility of goods and services. Therefore, the goal of government health policy ought to be to support and improve a free and competitive market environment for doctors, nurses, specialists, hospitals, clinics and patients. Making prices transparent, tearing down barriers to competition, and protecting against concentrated economic and political power will enable patients, providers and communities to maintain choice and discover the healthcare solutions that are the best and most realistic for their particular healthcare needs.