The Unintended Consequences of Leaving Healthcare to the States

It’s stalling the labor market, and Republicans don’t seem to care

5 min readAug 27, 2018

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With the failure of repeal and replace at the federal level, Republicans have shifted their health care reform efforts to the state level. A key tool in the health care fight has been the push for waivers that allow states to deviate from federal…

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Ed Dolan

Economist, Senior Fellow at Niskanen Center, Yale Ph.D. Interests include environment, health care policy, social safety net, economic freedom.