When some states introduced mandatory smallpox vaccinations during the epidemic of 1898-1903, Americans resisted by the thousands. The ensuing battles produced medical conventions and case law that altered the balance between government authority and medical practice, in favor of federal… — Scott Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Politicians wage broad wars on medicine to claim thin strips of ideological terrain. This would be good political theater if there weren't so many human victims. — 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
