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Memorandum to Senator Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, and Democratic Members of the Senate Finance Committee

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  • Philip Alvelda

    (Brainworks Ventures)

  • Thomas Ferguson

    (Institute for New Economic Thinking)

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On July 30, 2026, the Democrats of the Senate Finance Committee put forward an eighty-six page request for outside evidence and proposals that could become a basis for future legislation. They request responses by October 2. We think their critique of the American health care insurance system has many merits. But their proposals in many cases will not work even to fix insurance and they do not reach most of the system at all. The Senate Democrats are building an Archimedean lever that will not move any major part of the health care world. We think this is a sure-fire path to further disappointment and popular anger.

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  • Philip Alvelda & Thomas Ferguson, 2026. "Memorandum to Senator Ron Wyden, Ranking Member, and Democratic Members of the Senate Finance Committee," Working Papers Series inetwp252, Institute for New Economic Thinking.
    • Handle: RePEc:thk:wpaper:inetwp252
    DOI: 10.36687/inetwp252
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    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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