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Testimony Against Government Healthcare, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform
March 29, 2022
This video features the testimony of Christopher B. Briggs (Publications and Public Affairs Counsel, Independent Institute) on the serious harms from government's pervasive involvement in healthcare, including the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and proposals for a single-payer system, at the hearing revealingly titled “Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage,” before U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
NEWS RELEASE:
"Father of Child Who Was Denied Cancer Coverage under Obamacare Objects at House Hearing to Democrats’ Push for Single Payer"
https://www.independent.org/news/news_detail.asp?newsID=2297
CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY:
"Hearing on 'Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage': Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives," by Christopher B. Briggs
https://www.independent.org/issues/article.asp?id=14103
ARTICLES:
"My Kid Has Cancer and ObamaCare Is Making Everything Worse," by Christopher B. Briggs ("New York Post," October 26, 2020)
https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=13305
"A Ridiculous, Frustrating ‘Obamacare’ Glitch Means I Can’t Add My Adult Daughter to My Plan," by Christopher B. Briggs ("USA Today," July 10, 2021)
https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=13654
BOOKS:
"New Way to Care: Social Protections that Put Families First," by John C. Goodman
https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=135
"Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis," by John C. Goodman
https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=99
"A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America," by John C. Goodman
https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=113
"American Health Care: Government, Market Processes and the Public Interest," edited by Roger D. Feldman, with a foreword by Mark V. Pauly
https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=33
"Hazardous to Our Health? FDA Regulation of Health Care Products," edited by Robert Higgs, with a foreword by Joel J. Nobel
https://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=41
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