Commentary Trust in public health has been shattered in the wake of COVID. Confidence in government health authorities has plummeted—64 percent rate the FDA as “only fair or poor” and 58 percent rate the CDC the same. Ironically, and in defiance of Americans demanding more health autonomy, Sen. Bernie Sanders has put forth a radical Medicare-for-All 2023 bill to…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed that due to a split Congress, a Medicare for All program “ain’t going to happen” in the next two years. During an NPR interview aired on Feb. 21, the Independent senator asserted that there was not enough support for the program, even from Democrats. The lawmaker said, however, that members…

Several years ago, I wrote a feature on a Virginia doctor who decided to leave the system. He was one of the better-known and respected physicians in the area, and his leaving this group of providers was a shock for many. He was tired of dealing with insurance companies and their piles of paperwork. He…

The number of American citizens without health insurance coverage has hit an all-time low, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the first quarter of 2020 ended March, the country’s uninsured rate fell to 8 percent, based on data from an Aug. 2 HHS report. Since 2020, around 5.2 million…