In this “Health Care 101” guide, Christopher J. Conover, author of the just-released “American Health Economy Illustrated,” distinguishes fact from fiction and answers some of the most fundamental questions about health care and health spending in America.

Tom Miller's remarks on the election's impact on health care at the annual meeting of the American College of Physicians.

Two years after its passage, President Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act remains a hot-button issue. Does the law's requirement that every American obtain health insurance violate the constitution?

On March 23, 2010, after a heated battle on the Hill, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. In spring 2012, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not Obama's healthcare reform is constitutional.

Which politicians do you trust more to micromanage your health care: federal or state? That’s the false choice presented by two versions of “federalism” intended to divide responsibility for health policy between the national government and the states.

Instead of trying to figure out how to make prices in healthcare markets transparent, as a Democratic bill aims to do, let the market decide.

Wide-ranging, accessible, and provocative, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned with the future of American health care.

In a just-published op-ed, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) economist Alex Brill sets forth two options to reduce health care costs in Illinois' Medicaid system. If enacted, these efforts would be a part of a broader reform effort which is necessary to avert dramatic cuts in the future.