Anthony LoSasso (@econtony) 's Twitter Profile
Anthony LoSasso

@econtony

Professor and Chair, Economics Department, Driehaus Fellow, DePaul University, husband, father, Cubs fan, Ironman

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I was honored to appear on WTTW - Chicago PBS Chicago Tonight yesterday to discuss the response to the tragic shooting of the UnitedHealthcare executive. This incident and the response on social media highlight the urgent need for a much better public understanding of how health insurance works. Violence

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The senseless killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson isn’t just a tragedy, it’s revealed a disturbing ignorance about how insurance and healthcare costs really work. In my new The Hill piece, I break down the tough trade-offs and misconceptions we must confront. Read

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💡 Just published in STAT: “It’s time to block-grant Medicaid. Let the states take the lead.” Medicaid spending hit $870 billion in 2023 — up 58% in just 8 years. The culprit? A system that rewards states for spending more. ✅ Block grants can fix this by capping federal

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Think healthcare is immune to market forces? GLP-1 shortages prove otherwise: supply soared, access increased & prices fell. Competition works—even in healthcare. Check out my WSJ op‑ed #GLP1 #EconTwitter #Healthcare wsj.com/opinion/market… via Wall Street Journal Opinion

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Competition and market incentives are the real engines of affordable, cutting-edge medicine. We ignore that fact at our peril, writes Anthony LoSasso on.wsj.com/3GaQ8RD

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New piece with Ge Bai and Lawton R. Burns. We cut through the noise to look at the economics, history, and evidence. "Is Private Equity’s Involvement in Healthcare Really Harmful?" promarket.org/2025/05/23/is-… via ProMarket

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Everyone says they want lower healthcare costs—until someone actually tries to lower them. In my new MedPage Today commentary, I explore why evidence-backed reforms like home-administered biologics or site-neutral payments so often meet fierce resistance. Spoiler: it’s not