On September 27, 2012, the Show-Me Institute co-sponsored the latest lecture in the economic speaker series at the Saint Louis University John Cook School of Business.

In this talk, renowned health care expert John C. Goodman explained, with humor and lively examples, how the problems with health care in the U.S. stem not from too little regulation, but from too much. Dr. Goodman also described a path to improving health care by allowing markets to work.

In this video, Dr. Charles Willey, MD, explains some simple steps that could be taken to improve healthcare in America — no government mandate necessary.

In this video, Dr. Palmisano relates a story from early on in his medical career, testifying before congress in 1976 that national health insurance is a bad idea.

Dr. Palmisano explains why it was a bad idea then and is a bad idea now.

On Friday, July 13, 2012, the Show-Me Institute hosted an event featuring a panel of healthcare experts discussing the consequences of the Affordable Care Act, as well as a number of policy alternatives to the present law.

Show-Me Institute Executive Director Brenda Talent was  a guest on Saint Louis local roundtable discussion show Donnybrook on July 5, 2012. Among the topics covered this time were: whether Missouri should elect to participate in the medicaid expansion, the Affordable Care Act, the potential development in Hadley township and its effect on homeowners in the area, whether the prevailing wage should be paid to workers rebuilding the city of Joplin, and the fate of the AAA building on Lindell Boulevard.

Click here to watch video of the event.