Trying to stretch the mission of a health program like Medicaid, as a way to launder redistributionist goals, ends up serving nobody… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
One option is to run Medicaid like a health program - rather than an exercise in political morals - and let states… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Even with all its political bells and whistles, the Obamacare plans increasingly resemble Medicaid in terms of networks and drug lists. — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
For one thing, Medicaid is an inefficient if not ineffective platform for redistributing income. It doesn't get the dollars to poor people… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
The fact is that Medicaid doesn't even serve well the medical needs of people who should be its principal focus - Americans… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
In short order, Obamacare is evolving into a Medicaid marketplace. Not only in terms of the design and quality of the narrow-network… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Patients would be better off if states were able to tailor the benefits that Medicaid covers - targeting resources to sicker people… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Obamacare mandates a largely uniform structure and set of benefits and insurance design across the entire country. It leaves consumers with very little real… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
What makes the EpiPen unique is its delivery vehicle - an auto-injector that's packaged in a convenient, pen-like device. The product's key attribute is… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
We need to make sure that access to a curative drug doesn't become a yardstick by which poverty is eventually measured. Doing so requires… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
When the price of a drug rises, it becomes profitable and the target of new competition. — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Once an effective drug is approved to treat a deadly condition, introducing a second drug to treat the same disease can be hard. It's… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
At the heart of President Barack Obama's health-care plan is an insurance program funded by taxpayers, administered by Washington, and open to everyone. Modeled… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
There are two main types of immunity to an infection. Innate immunity comes from circulating cells that attack any invader the body views as… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
A seductive technology that works like a dream and improves lives will set off a consumer clamor, whether the new tool is an iPhone… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Our Founders thought politicians should be accountable when it comes to citizens' right to life, liberty and the pursuit of heart surgery. — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Trying to stretch the mission of a health program like Medicaid, as a way to launder redistributionist goals, ends up serving nobody well. — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Rather than redistribute physician income as a way to subsidize an expansion of government control, Mr. Obama should fix the payment system to align… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
