Devon Herrick

Devon Herrick

About Devon Herrick

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

Articles by Devon Herrick

Government Agencies Run Amok, Including the FDA

Aug 26, 2023

Government Agencies Run Amok, Including the FDA

Not a Match Made in Heaven for Many Medical School Graduates

Mar 17, 2022

Not a Match Made in Heaven for Many Medical School Graduates

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

Jun 10, 2021

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

What’s Behind the Vaccine Slowdown?

May 31, 2021

What’s Behind the Vaccine Slowdown?

Correcting Misconceptions of Health Care Reform

Apr 09, 2021

Correcting Misconceptions of Health Care Reform

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

Mar 21, 2021

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

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The 60 Percent Solution to Reforming Healthcare

Mar 13, 2021

The 60 Percent Solution to Reforming Healthcare

Pandemic Illustrates How Little Control Americans Have Over Medical Care

Nov 02, 2020

Pandemic Illustrates How Little Control Americans Have Over Medical Care

Advice for Trump on Protecting Americans from Health Care Price Gouging

Sep 30, 2020

Advice for Trump on Protecting Americans from Health Care Price Gouging

Health Care is Overpriced Due to Politics and Regulation

Aug 31, 2020

Health Care is Overpriced Due to Politics and Regulation

Health Care Scams Coming to a Town Near You

Aug 15, 2020

Health Care Scams Coming to a Town Near You

States Should Ban These Lab Scams

Jun 05, 2020

States Should Ban These Lab Scams

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Future Pandemics Require Better Access to Primary Care

Apr 27, 2020

Future Pandemics Require Better Access to Primary Care

Could Free-Market Medicine Respond Better to Pandemics?

Apr 13, 2020

Could Free-Market Medicine Respond Better to Pandemics?

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

Apr 01, 2020

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

Pandemic Highlights Americans’ Lack of Control Over Their Health Care

Mar 19, 2020

Pandemic Highlights Americans’ Lack of Control Over Their Health Care

Physicians are Better Patient Advocates When Loyalties Aren’t Divided

Feb 18, 2020

Physicians are Better Patient Advocates When Loyalties Aren’t Divided

How Obamacare Rations Care for the Sick

Feb 03, 2020

How Obamacare Rations Care for the Sick

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The White House Annoys Doctors with Plans to Boost Competition

Jan 14, 2020

The White House Annoys Doctors with Plans to Boost Competition

US Health Care: From Gold Rush to Highway Robbery

Jan 01, 2020

US Health Care: From Gold Rush to Highway Robbery

Dark Money Fights to Preserve Surprise Billing

Sep 30, 2019

Dark Money Fights to Preserve Surprise Billing

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

Sep 03, 2019

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

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

May 21, 2019

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

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

Mar 22, 2019

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

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Texas (and Congress) Needs to Hammer Surprise Medical Bills

Mar 04, 2019

Texas (and Congress) Needs to Hammer Surprise Medical Bills

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

Feb 24, 2019

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

Painful Decision for Congress: Track Rx Painkillers or Revoke Access

May 22, 2018

Painful Decision for Congress: Track Rx Painkillers or Revoke Access

Politicians Need to Use Commonsense to Fight Opioid Abuse

May 14, 2018

Politicians Need to Use Commonsense to Fight Opioid Abuse

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

Mar 15, 2018

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

Bad Medicine: How Politicians Jack Up Medicaid and Medicare Prices

Mar 09, 2018

Bad Medicine: How Politicians Jack Up Medicaid and Medicare Prices

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Another Drug Deal that's Bad for Taxpayers

Feb 23, 2018

Another Drug Deal that's Bad for Taxpayers

Jun 27, 2017

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

Jun 13, 2017

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

Government Regulation And The Law of Unintended Consequences

Jun 02, 2017

Government Regulation And The Law of Unintended Consequences

May 26, 2017

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

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

May 19, 2017

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

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

May 01, 2017

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

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

Apr 19, 2017

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

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

Apr 06, 2017

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

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

Mar 28, 2017

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

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

Mar 16, 2017

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

Liberal Crybabies Promote Trump Boycott

Mar 08, 2017

Liberal Crybabies Promote Trump Boycott

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

Feb 22, 2017

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

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

Feb 16, 2017

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

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

Feb 09, 2017

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

Trump Disembowels Obamacare… Slowly and Painfully

Jan 27, 2017

Trump Disembowels Obamacare… Slowly and Painfully

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

Jan 20, 2017

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

Congress Should Take Steps to Make Drugs More Affordable

Jan 10, 2017

Congress Should Take Steps to Make Drugs More Affordable

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Obamacare: An “Antisocial” Form of Socialized Medicine

Dec 19, 2016

Obamacare: An “Antisocial” Form of Socialized Medicine

Drug Affordability and the 21st Century Cures Act

Dec 06, 2016

Drug Affordability and the 21st Century Cures Act

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