A frenzy of hospital mergers could leave the typical American family spending 50 percent of its income on health care within ten years—and blaming the Democrats. The solution requires banning price discrimination by monopolistic hospitals.
Phillip Longman and Paul S. Hewitt
Phillip Longman and Paul S. Hewitt are, respectively, a senior editor at the Washington Monthly and the author of Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Healthcare Would Be Better for Everyone; and a former deputy commissioner for policy at the Social Security Administration and current vice president for research at the Council for Affordable Health Coverage. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the CAHC or its members.