Jeffrey Singer, a Cato Institute fellow and longtime surgeon, argues that government overreach in health care undermines patient autonomy, which should be the guiding principle in medical decision making. Drawing from historical examples and personal experience, he critiques licensing laws, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug approval monopoly, and Certificate of Need (CON) regulations […]
Today’s guest is Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was one of former President Barack Obama’s chief economic advisers and an architect of the Affordable Care Act. These days, he’s in the news for his withering critique of former President Joe Biden’s dismal economic record and two-fisted attacks on President Donald Trump’s trade policy. We talk about Furman’s defense […]