Reduce drug prices by reducing FDA’s authority

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

David R. Henderson and Charles L. Hooper have an excellent column in Forbes. An excerpt: Do you need a government agency to tell you which TV has a vivid picture? Do you need a government agency to tell you which car is reliable? How about which coffee tastes yummy or which ...

420: Your right to use marijuana, medical or otherwise

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Yes, drug prohibition is part of health care policy. Marijuana has proven medical benefits, but politicians and government thugs insist on imprisoning people for the peaceful act of growing a plant, or smoking its leaves, or selling it.  So what if it has many medical benefits, or regardless of that, ...

Colorado “cares,” but markets provide

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

From the Denver Post: Gov. Bill Ritter suffered a quiet loss Tuesday when the Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would repeal a program created by the first bill he signed into law. The Colorado Cares Rx Program was created in 2007 as a way to help low-income Coloradans access ...

Profit motive lowers Rx prices, politicians don’t

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

In February the Denver Post reported that Coloradans using a new state prescription program for lower-income people will end up paying more for most drugs than they would at chain pharmacies, according to a Denver Post cost comparison. Meanwhile, last week the Associated Press reported that Walmart would expand its discounted prescription drug ...