When Americans debate “single payer” (government-run) healthcare, the option is often framed in terms of unknowns, as though no such system has ever existed in the U.S. What is generally overlooked in these debates is the pre-existing large-scale, federally run health care system operating inside the United States: the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

In previous briefs, Everything Policy has examined presidential authority and legislative authority. Here, we examine a cross-branch issue of authority, the power to impose tariffs. The Constitution explicitly grants Congress tariff authority. However, Congress has passed laws allowing the President to impose tariffs without any additional congressional consent. Is this power limited, and, if so, how?

The debate over rising prescription drug prices has identified one possible cause: the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in setting prices.