Even with Texas’ low per capita funding level for mental health services, the state has developed a dynamic, community-based system to meet the state’s mental health needs. Nonetheless, this system could be improved further by moving towards greater privatization.
Health Care
Rigging Drug Prices
Americans are deeply concerned about the cost of prescription drugs—and for good reason. Over the last decade, drug prices have outpaced inflation, and Americans are paying more than two and a half times what other wealthy nations pay for the same drugs. Most people believe high prices are simply the result of expensive research and development, which may hold for some...
May 1, 2026