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Health care gurus: Idaho needs to return the exchange money and wait on the idea

A pair of health policy experts Thursday talked about state and federal health exchanges and they have a single message for Idaho lawmakers: Give the money back and wait. John Graham, health care studies director for the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based think tank, and Christie Herrera, with the American ...
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Health care expert Sally Pipes on what could replace Obamacare

“Repeal and replace” has been a conservative mantra ever since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. But while the process of getting rid of the law is somewhat straightforward, there’s been no consensus on what to actually replace it with. Enter Sally Pipes, the renowned health care expert ...
California

California hospitals’ unhealthy dependence on government

While many Americans are eager for the U.S. Supreme Court this year to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a federal judge in Los Angeles has just made a misguided decision that cuts right to the root of the government’s role in controlling people’s access to ...
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Pipes calls for Americans to repeal, replace ObamaCare

At the Jan. 26 launch party in Washington for her new book, The Pipes Plan, the president of the Pacific Research Institute called on Americans to reject and dismantle the president’s healthcare reform agenda before it is too late. When then-speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress had to pass a 2,700-page ...
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Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse

President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address included many important topics, but as far as physicians were concerned, he missed a key one: healthcare reform. To Sally C. Pipes, a longtime activist for free-market healthcare reform, that was no accidental oversight. Pipes, president of the Pacific Research Institute, a ...
Medicaid

If Health Spending is Increasing Slower, Why Are Premiums Rising Faster?

Key Points: The rate of increase in private health spending has dropped significantly since the financial crisis hit in 2008, although government programs like Medicare and Medicaid have continued along their unsustainable path. However, administrative costs and private premiums began to increase immediately upon President Obama’s enacting the Patient Protection ...
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Why is repealing Obamacare landing Republicans backburner?

Amidst the flurry of political jockeying leading up to this week’s GOP primary in South Carolina, a funny thing has happened: the importance of repealing Obamacare has faded from public attention. During the most recent debate in New Hampshire, for instance, the president’s signature law was mentioned just three times. ...
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Is ‘Obamacare’ receding as a GOP cause?

Amid the political jockeying leading up to this weekend’s Republican primary in South Carolina, a funny thing has happened: The calls for repealing Obamacare have faded. During the recent Republican debate in New Hampshire, for instance, the president’s signature law was mentioned just three times. Republicans need to refocus. No ...
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The road ahead on Obamacare repeal

There’s a case to be made that President Obama’s reform package is not just bad policy, it’s also of questionable constitutionality. As of this writing, 30 legal challenges to the health law have been launched involving states. Most notably, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta ...
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End Obamacare’s taxes before they end lifesaving medical advances

Second of a series of three excerpts The Problem: Obamacare’s high taxes on pharmaceutical and medical device companies will deprive firms of capital that they need to be able to invest in new products. The Solution: Repeal Obamacare’s new taxes. Why It Will Work: Advances in medical science and technology ...
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Health care gurus: Idaho needs to return the exchange money and wait on the idea

A pair of health policy experts Thursday talked about state and federal health exchanges and they have a single message for Idaho lawmakers: Give the money back and wait. John Graham, health care studies director for the Pacific Research Institute, a California-based think tank, and Christie Herrera, with the American ...
Commentary

Health care expert Sally Pipes on what could replace Obamacare

“Repeal and replace” has been a conservative mantra ever since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010. But while the process of getting rid of the law is somewhat straightforward, there’s been no consensus on what to actually replace it with. Enter Sally Pipes, the renowned health care expert ...
California

California hospitals’ unhealthy dependence on government

While many Americans are eager for the U.S. Supreme Court this year to decide the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a federal judge in Los Angeles has just made a misguided decision that cuts right to the root of the government’s role in controlling people’s access to ...
Commentary

Pipes calls for Americans to repeal, replace ObamaCare

At the Jan. 26 launch party in Washington for her new book, The Pipes Plan, the president of the Pacific Research Institute called on Americans to reject and dismantle the president’s healthcare reform agenda before it is too late. When then-speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress had to pass a 2,700-page ...
Commentary

Failure to Discuss Healthcare Reform Was Purposeful Lapse

President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address included many important topics, but as far as physicians were concerned, he missed a key one: healthcare reform. To Sally C. Pipes, a longtime activist for free-market healthcare reform, that was no accidental oversight. Pipes, president of the Pacific Research Institute, a ...
Medicaid

If Health Spending is Increasing Slower, Why Are Premiums Rising Faster?

Key Points: The rate of increase in private health spending has dropped significantly since the financial crisis hit in 2008, although government programs like Medicare and Medicaid have continued along their unsustainable path. However, administrative costs and private premiums began to increase immediately upon President Obama’s enacting the Patient Protection ...
Commentary

Why is repealing Obamacare landing Republicans backburner?

Amidst the flurry of political jockeying leading up to this week’s GOP primary in South Carolina, a funny thing has happened: the importance of repealing Obamacare has faded from public attention. During the most recent debate in New Hampshire, for instance, the president’s signature law was mentioned just three times. ...
Commentary

Is ‘Obamacare’ receding as a GOP cause?

Amid the political jockeying leading up to this weekend’s Republican primary in South Carolina, a funny thing has happened: The calls for repealing Obamacare have faded. During the recent Republican debate in New Hampshire, for instance, the president’s signature law was mentioned just three times. Republicans need to refocus. No ...
Commentary

The road ahead on Obamacare repeal

There’s a case to be made that President Obama’s reform package is not just bad policy, it’s also of questionable constitutionality. As of this writing, 30 legal challenges to the health law have been launched involving states. Most notably, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta ...
Commentary

End Obamacare’s taxes before they end lifesaving medical advances

Second of a series of three excerpts The Problem: Obamacare’s high taxes on pharmaceutical and medical device companies will deprive firms of capital that they need to be able to invest in new products. The Solution: Repeal Obamacare’s new taxes. Why It Will Work: Advances in medical science and technology ...
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