Devon Herrick

Devon Herrick

Devon M. Herrick, PhD is a health economist and policy advisor to the Heartland Institute.

Articles

Government Agencies Run Amok, Including the FDA
Big Government

Government Agencies Run Amok, Including the FDA

Aug 26, 2023
Not a Match Made in Heaven for Many Medical School Graduates
Conservatism

Not a Match Made in Heaven for Many Medical School Graduates

Mar 17, 2022
How a Questionable Drug Turned into a Goldmine at Taxpayers’ Expense
Conservatism

How a Questionable Drug Turned into a Goldmine at Taxpayers’ Expense

Jun 10, 2021
What’s Behind the Vaccine Slowdown?
COVID-19

What’s Behind the Vaccine Slowdown?

May 31, 2021
Correcting Misconceptions of Health Care Reform
Columns

Correcting Misconceptions of Health Care Reform

Apr 9, 2021
Health Reform: There Is Something for Everyone to Love… and Hate
Health Care

Health Reform: There Is Something for Everyone to Love… and Hate

Mar 21, 2021
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The 60 Percent Solution to Reforming Healthcare
Health Care

The 60 Percent Solution to Reforming Healthcare

Mar 13, 2021
Pandemic Illustrates How Little Control Americans Have Over Medical Care
coronavirus

Pandemic Illustrates How Little Control Americans Have Over Medical Care

Nov 2, 2020
Advice for Trump on Protecting Americans from Health Care Price Gouging
Health Care

Advice for Trump on Protecting Americans from Health Care Price Gouging

Sep 30, 2020
Health Care is Overpriced Due to Politics and Regulation
Health Care

Health Care is Overpriced Due to Politics and Regulation

Aug 31, 2020
Health Care Scams Coming to a Town Near You
Health Care

Health Care Scams Coming to a Town Near You

Aug 15, 2020
States Should Ban These Lab Scams
COVID-19

States Should Ban These Lab Scams

Jun 5, 2020
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Future Pandemics Require Better Access to Primary Care
Health Care

Future Pandemics Require Better Access to Primary Care

Apr 27, 2020
Could Free-Market Medicine Respond Better to Pandemics?
coronavirus

Could Free-Market Medicine Respond Better to Pandemics?

Apr 13, 2020
We Shouldn’t Tolerate Providers Price Gouging During a Pandemic or Any Other Time
Columns

We Shouldn’t Tolerate Providers Price Gouging During a Pandemic or Any Other Time

Apr 1, 2020
Pandemic Highlights Americans’ Lack of Control Over Their Health Care
coronavirus

Pandemic Highlights Americans’ Lack of Control Over Their Health Care

Mar 19, 2020
Physicians are Better Patient Advocates When Loyalties Aren’t Divided
Health Care

Physicians are Better Patient Advocates When Loyalties Aren’t Divided

Feb 18, 2020
How Obamacare Rations Care for the Sick
Health Care

How Obamacare Rations Care for the Sick

Feb 3, 2020
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The White House Annoys Doctors with Plans to Boost Competition
Health Care

The White House Annoys Doctors with Plans to Boost Competition

Jan 14, 2020
US Health Care: From Gold Rush to Highway Robbery
Health Care

US Health Care: From Gold Rush to Highway Robbery

Jan 1, 2020
Dark Money Fights to Preserve Surprise Billing
Columns

Dark Money Fights to Preserve Surprise Billing

Sep 30, 2019
The Doctors Who Generate Surprise Medical Bills are Fighting to Protect Them
Health Care

The Doctors Who Generate Surprise Medical Bills are Fighting to Protect Them

Sep 3, 2019
Surprise Medical Bills Are a Scam! (Let’s Put a Stop to Them!)
Health Care

Surprise Medical Bills Are a Scam! (Let’s Put a Stop to Them!)

May 21, 2019
Texas and Other States Should Put a Stop to The Lies and Excuses Used to Gouge Sick Patients
Texas

Texas and Other States Should Put a Stop to The Lies and Excuses Used to Gouge Sick Patients

Mar 22, 2019
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Texas (and Congress) Needs to Hammer Surprise Medical Bills
Health Care

Texas (and Congress) Needs to Hammer Surprise Medical Bills

Mar 4, 2019
Texas (and Other States) Need to Put a Stop to ‘Gotcha’ Surprise Medical Bills
Columns

Texas (and Other States) Need to Put a Stop to ‘Gotcha’ Surprise Medical Bills

Feb 24, 2019
Painful Decision for Congress: Track Rx Painkillers or Revoke Access
Columns

Painful Decision for Congress: Track Rx Painkillers or Revoke Access

May 22, 2018
Politicians Need to Use Commonsense to Fight Opioid Abuse
Opioid Crisis

Politicians Need to Use Commonsense to Fight Opioid Abuse

May 14, 2018
Dirty Politics and Regulatory Capture is Why Arkansas Wants to Increase Your Drug Costs
Arkansas

Dirty Politics and Regulatory Capture is Why Arkansas Wants to Increase Your Drug Costs

Mar 15, 2018
Bad Medicine: How Politicians Jack Up Medicaid and Medicare Prices
Columns

Bad Medicine: How Politicians Jack Up Medicaid and Medicare Prices

Mar 9, 2018
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Another Drug Deal that's Bad for Taxpayers
Health Care

Another Drug Deal that's Bad for Taxpayers

Feb 23, 2018
Columns

Senate Better Care Act: A Big Bunch of Sausage Meat Loaf

Jun 27, 2017
Health Care

The Folly of Simpletons Who Put Their Faith in Medicaid for All

Jun 13, 2017
Government Regulation And The Law of Unintended Consequences
Health Care

Government Regulation And The Law of Unintended Consequences

Jun 2, 2017
Columns

Socialized Medicine Goes by Many Names: Budget Buster is But One

May 26, 2017
Drain the Health Care Swamp That's Awash in Other Peoples’ Money
Health Care

Drain the Health Care Swamp That's Awash in Other Peoples’ Money

May 19, 2017
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Liberals Pining for (Single-Payer) Universal Medicaid-for-All
Single Payer Health Care

Liberals Pining for (Single-Payer) Universal Medicaid-for-All

May 1, 2017
Weak Idea at Bernie’s: Bureaucrats Should Not Negotiate Drug Prices
Bernie Sanders

Weak Idea at Bernie’s: Bureaucrats Should Not Negotiate Drug Prices

Apr 19, 2017
Playing the (Bad) Hand You’re Dealt: Prop Up Obamacare or Kill It?
Columns

Playing the (Bad) Hand You’re Dealt: Prop Up Obamacare or Kill It?

Apr 6, 2017
Obamacare Repeal & Replace 2.0: Where Do We Go from Here?
Columns

Obamacare Repeal & Replace 2.0: Where Do We Go from Here?

Mar 28, 2017
What is the Purpose of Obamacare, Ryancare, Trumpcare et al.?
Health Care

What is the Purpose of Obamacare, Ryancare, Trumpcare et al.?

Mar 16, 2017
Liberal Crybabies Promote Trump Boycott
Boycott

Liberal Crybabies Promote Trump Boycott

Mar 8, 2017
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Lifetime HSAs: The ‘Antisocial’ Health Reform that’s Good for You!
Columns

Lifetime HSAs: The ‘Antisocial’ Health Reform that’s Good for You!

Feb 22, 2017
Liberals Want to Repeal and Replace Obamacare too… With Free Care
Bernie Sanders

Liberals Want to Repeal and Replace Obamacare too… With Free Care

Feb 16, 2017
High Drug Prices? Don’t Fall for ‘Fake News’ Blaming the Middleman
Columns

High Drug Prices? Don’t Fall for ‘Fake News’ Blaming the Middleman

Feb 9, 2017
Trump Disembowels Obamacare… Slowly and Painfully
Donald Trump

Trump Disembowels Obamacare… Slowly and Painfully

Jan 27, 2017
Advice to Trump: Leave Medicare Drug Prices to the Free Market
Columns

Advice to Trump: Leave Medicare Drug Prices to the Free Market

Jan 20, 2017
Congress Should Take Steps to Make Drugs More Affordable
Columns

Congress Should Take Steps to Make Drugs More Affordable

Jan 10, 2017
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Obamacare: An “Antisocial” Form of Socialized Medicine
Columns

Obamacare: An “Antisocial” Form of Socialized Medicine

Dec 19, 2016
Drug Affordability and the 21st Century Cures Act
Drugs

Drug Affordability and the 21st Century Cures Act

Dec 6, 2016