IJR News — today's news from every sideNicole Hardy An aging population drives a lot of this but prevention programs could slow the growth if started now. Sam Okafor At this rate private insurance will become unaffordable for most people and taxes will have to cover the gap. Chris Dalton The Vatican was right to act fast against bishops who ignored the rules and held an illicit ordination. Derek Foss This level of spending will crowd out other priorities like education and infrastructure unless we reform the whole system. Tom Gallagher The Vatican had no choice but to excommunicate those bishops after they went ahead with the illicit consecrations anyway. Nicole Hardy This spending shows how broken the system is. More focus on keeping people healthy upfront could save billions over time. 
