Mandates are no doubt well intentioned, but the unintended consequences are significant.Mandates make health insurance and health care more expensive. The more expensive, theharder it is for business and individuals to afford. The more difficult to afford, the morebusinesses drop health insurance coverage and individuals decide to forego coverage, causingthe rate of uninsured to rise.
Expanding government healthcare won’t help rural America
Pushing Medicaid expansion and Obamacare may be in vogue, but just because they’re trendy doesn’t mean expanding these programs is sound policy. Mississippi snagged headlines recently when its state House passed a Medicaid expansion bill. Members of both the Left and the Right lauded the move, while states such as Texas have drawn harsh criticism for resisting expanding the program. In...