In the latest installment of this series, the Foundation looks at the growth of state government spending over the past two decades and compares it to how state spending might have looked had it been limited to the growth of population plus inflation.
Health Care
Transformational Healthcare Reform
Transformational Healthcare Reform Key Points As hospitals and insurance systems have consolidated, patients have faced rising costs and narrower choices, while physicians have lost independence, and control has shifted to a handful of large corporate systems. Price transparency alone is not enough: patients and employers need clear disclosure of actual prices, fees, commissions, conflicts of...
August 21, 2026