In a new AEI Press book, Anupam B. Jena and Tomas J. Philipson argue that health care cost-effectiveness criteria may constrain future innovation.

By next year, about two-thirds of American physicians will be working as salaried employees of large groups and hospitals. This movement has been underway for years. Over the last decade, the number of independent physicians was falling by about 2% a year. But these trends are now accelerating. 

Today, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) health expert and practicing physician Scott Gottlieb, MD explained in testimony before the House Ways & Means Committee and in an article on American.com, AEI's online journal, the harmful impact that the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will have on Medicare beneficiaries and health care providers.

This conference explored how technology and innovation have transformed the way consumers pay for purchases. It also looked at which reforms to current legislative and regulatory structures may be necessary to support continued payment innovation.

President Obama launched a blistering attack Tuesday on Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” economic and fiscal plan and Mitt Romney’s embrace of it — and Romney responded that night by “hugging” Ryan even tighter.

AEI Scholars are available to comment on the Independent Payment Advisory Board

Joesph Antos' statement on premium support for Medicare before the House Committee on Ways and Means' Subcommittee on Health

Researchers and clinicians seeking to strengthen these relationships with industry deserve to be celebrated, not demonized.