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AboutAvik Roy:

Avik Roy is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. In 2012, he served as a health care policy advisor to Mitt Romney. In addition to his blog on Forbes.com, he writes on health care, fiscal matters, finance, and other policy issues for National Review. My work has also appeared in National Affairs, USA Today, The Atlantic, and other publications.
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Why the Internet Hates Obamacare

Why the Internet Hates Obamacare

By Avik Roy
PostedOctober 17, 2013

The health care exchanges are now “open for business.” But, as is often the case with governmental enterprise, the doors did not swing open so freely. In fact, a slew of technical issues have caused a bottleneck on the Healthcare.gov website, leaving the uninsured… well… still uninsured. And Avik Roy points out, it’s all because of the White House’s PR concerns. Read on…

Data On the Drive Up: The New Cost of U.S. Health Care

Data On the Drive Up: The New Cost of U.S. Health Care

By Avik Roy
PostedSeptember 30, 2013

For months now, we’ve been waiting to hear how much Obamacare will drive up the cost of health insurance for people who purchase coverage on their own. Avik Roy created an interactive map to help demonstrate some of the specifics. What he discovered will shock you. Read on…

Debunking the Myth of Free-Market American Health Care

Debunking the Myth of Free-Market American Health Care

By Avik Roy
PostedAugust 12, 2013

If we measure the relative freedom of health-care systems by the dollar amount of government involvement in health spending, the French system is actually meaningfully freer than America’s.