The economy assuredly is a critical issue in the upcoming election. But well-informed voters also should be demanding that those wishing to inhabit the Oval Office answer some very tough questions about health entitlements as well.

The fierce battle over reform was based on the perception that Americans did not get good value for their money. That perception is wrong.

Healthcare will overtake shelter within five years to become the single largest category of consumption. How has this happened?

Paul Krugman says the opponents of the Affordable Care Act are liars and repeats claims that are a flagrant falsehoods in 2012.

AEI's J.D. Kleinke examines the magnitude, symbolism, and likely impacts of the accounting rule included in the Accountable Care Act to regulate the administrative costs and profits of the health insurance industry.

The claim that 20-somethings are more likely to believe they will see flying saucers than collect from Social Security is exaggerated.

The dirty little secret of American healthcare is that the mandate wouldn’t save taxpayers a dime. Why? Because the tax subsidies for people with health insurance are bigger than the unpaid medical bills left behind by the uninsured.

The “super committee” faces a significant challenge in finding at least $1.2 trillion in savings over the next ten years. While AARP is engaged in a concerted effort to persuade the committee to keep its hands off Medicare, the reality is that reductions in projected health spending would be difficult to avoid if the committee is to reach its target.