Obamacare
Commentary
Trump’s Changes to ACA Are Worth Celebrating
Jewish Journal On Oct. 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not, increasing the number of insurance choices available to Americans — and reducing their cost. The order directs ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks with KCRA about President Trump’s Health Care Executive Order
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes talks with KCRA 3 in Sacramento about President Trump’s executive action on cost-sharing reduction payments. She says that many uninsured found Obamacare’s costs too high, and that the President’s action will bring about more health ...
Health Care
Sally Pipes Talks Trump’s Executive Action on Health Care on Air Talk with Larry Mantle
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes joins host Larry Mantle on “Air Talk” to discuss President Trump’s announcement that he will stop paying subsidies to health insurance companies which help pay medical costs for people who are low-income. Click here to listen to ...
Commentary
Trump’s Executive Order Offers Relief to Employers and Patients
This past Thursday President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not to increase the number of health insurance choices available to Americans — and to reduce their cost. ...
Health Care
Here’s how Trump’s health care order affects California
The executive order on health insurance President Donald Trump signed Thursday seeks to do away with many coverage requirements under Obamacare. Trump’s order directs the departments of Labor, Treasury, Health and Human Services and others to change some of the rules governing health insurance. Those rules are expected to be ...
Commentary
With Repeal And Replace On Hold, A New Path Forward For Health Reform
The drive to repeal and replace Obamacare appears dead. The latest attempt to roll it back — a bill authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. — never even got a vote. And the September 30 deadline for passing a healthcare overhaul with a simple Senate majority under the ...
Commentary
Obamacare Might Not Be Dead, But IPAB Should Be
Full-scale repeal of Obamacare has failed, at least for now. But there are still components of the law that can, and should, be rolled back immediately. The Independent Payment Advisory Board is a prime example. Obamacare created the board of 15 unelected, presidentially-appointed bureaucrats to keep Medicare’s costs under control. If entitlement spending growth ...
Health Care
Conservatives put Gottlieb, Jindal at top of list to head HHS
Exactly how long Dr. Don Wright occupies the top spot at HHS is anyone’s guess, but conservative policy insiders have wasted little time in compiling a wish list of candidates to become the department’s next permanent secretary. Wright was temporarily anointed to the post when Dr. Tom Price abruptly resigned late last ...
Health Care
CBO: Graham-Cassidy Bill Would Reduce Deficit by $133 Billion
The Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP’s current replacement to the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to reduce the deficit by $133 billion from 2017 to 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the legislation. The legislation’s projected savings are a result of a reduction in Medicaid spending, the elimination ...
Blog
A Big Week on Health Care in Washington
The health care debate continues to heat up this week. A big vote in Congress on the Graham-Cassidy health care reform legislation is expected before Saturday, September 30. This is the deadline to pass repeal and replace legislation with just 50 votes (and Vice President Pence breaking the tie) under ...
Trump’s Changes to ACA Are Worth Celebrating
Jewish Journal On Oct. 12, President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not, increasing the number of insurance choices available to Americans — and reducing their cost. The order directs ...
Sally Pipes Talks with KCRA about President Trump’s Health Care Executive Order
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes talks with KCRA 3 in Sacramento about President Trump’s executive action on cost-sharing reduction payments. She says that many uninsured found Obamacare’s costs too high, and that the President’s action will bring about more health ...
Sally Pipes Talks Trump’s Executive Action on Health Care on Air Talk with Larry Mantle
PRI President, CEO, and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy Sally C. Pipes joins host Larry Mantle on “Air Talk” to discuss President Trump’s announcement that he will stop paying subsidies to health insurance companies which help pay medical costs for people who are low-income. Click here to listen to ...
Trump’s Executive Order Offers Relief to Employers and Patients
This past Thursday President Donald Trump signed an executive order rolling back a handful of Obamacare’s regulations. Patients and employers should celebrate the move. The administration is taking action where Congress could not to increase the number of health insurance choices available to Americans — and to reduce their cost. ...
Here’s how Trump’s health care order affects California
The executive order on health insurance President Donald Trump signed Thursday seeks to do away with many coverage requirements under Obamacare. Trump’s order directs the departments of Labor, Treasury, Health and Human Services and others to change some of the rules governing health insurance. Those rules are expected to be ...
With Repeal And Replace On Hold, A New Path Forward For Health Reform
The drive to repeal and replace Obamacare appears dead. The latest attempt to roll it back — a bill authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Bill Cassidy, R-La. — never even got a vote. And the September 30 deadline for passing a healthcare overhaul with a simple Senate majority under the ...
Obamacare Might Not Be Dead, But IPAB Should Be
Full-scale repeal of Obamacare has failed, at least for now. But there are still components of the law that can, and should, be rolled back immediately. The Independent Payment Advisory Board is a prime example. Obamacare created the board of 15 unelected, presidentially-appointed bureaucrats to keep Medicare’s costs under control. If entitlement spending growth ...
Conservatives put Gottlieb, Jindal at top of list to head HHS
Exactly how long Dr. Don Wright occupies the top spot at HHS is anyone’s guess, but conservative policy insiders have wasted little time in compiling a wish list of candidates to become the department’s next permanent secretary. Wright was temporarily anointed to the post when Dr. Tom Price abruptly resigned late last ...
CBO: Graham-Cassidy Bill Would Reduce Deficit by $133 Billion
The Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP’s current replacement to the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to reduce the deficit by $133 billion from 2017 to 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s scoring of the legislation. The legislation’s projected savings are a result of a reduction in Medicaid spending, the elimination ...
A Big Week on Health Care in Washington
The health care debate continues to heat up this week. A big vote in Congress on the Graham-Cassidy health care reform legislation is expected before Saturday, September 30. This is the deadline to pass repeal and replace legislation with just 50 votes (and Vice President Pence breaking the tie) under ...
