Health Care
Commentary
ObamaCare’s Substandard Health Care Subsidies
Last week, Ohios voters amended their states constitution to say that they wouldnt be bound by the federal individual health insurance mandate. The Buckeye State is now the 13th state to reject the mandate. Ordinary Americans arent the only ones incensed by the law. State officials are uncovering a laundry ...
Commentary
It’s Time to Blow Up the FDA’s Drug Review Process
The Food and Drug Administration just held its first public meeting to set the course for the future regulation of prescription drugs and medical devices in this country. Every five years, Congress must reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which governs many of the FDAs regulatory efforts. Some ...
Commentary
Health Care Freedom: 2 Out of 3 Ain’t Bad
[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday’s victory in Arixona (55% to 45%) “upgrades” the previously passed statute to a constitutional amendment. Yesterday’s victory in Oklahoma (65% to 35%) overrides the incumbent governor’s previous veto. The measure was defeated in Colorado, but by a narrower margin of 47% to ...
Commentary
Perry’s Texas: Creating jobs, not Medicaid dependents
In a crowded field for the Republican presidential nomination, only two candidates have real records of achievement on healthcare reform: Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney fell for the conventional wisdom that Americans believe it is the government’s responsibility to ensure “universal” coverage. This resulted in ...
Commentary
Health Spending and the “Supercommittee”: Seven Items from President Obama that Republicans And Democrats Should Embrace
Key Points: Congress has a unique opportunity to make a clean cut in government health spending by Christmas. President Obama’s deficit-reducing proposal contains seven items that shift Medicare and Medicaid spending closer to the people. Although these items represent a small fraction of President Obama’s deficit-reducing proposal, they offer the ...
Commentary
Mitt Romney’s Health Care Defenses Still Don’t Cut It
Its no secret that President Barack Obama based his costly, mandate-driven health care overhaul on Massachusetts 2006 reform experiment despite former Bay State Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys claims to the contrary. Ironclad proof surfaced a few weeks ago, when the White House released visitor logs ...
Health Care
Reviewing ObamaCare’s Rate Review
This month, the Obama administration began its campaign to ostracize health insurers who dont charge prices it likes. The administration now requires insurers who want to raise premiums by 10% or more to post a formal explanation on a government website. Federal bureaucrats in partnership with their counterparts in ...
Health Care
Seal the Borders Against Canadian Health Care
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) recently announced his aspirations for bringing universal health coverage to Big Sky Country. Schweitzer is not the first U.S. governor to stump for a state-funded health care system. Earlier this year, Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.) signed Green Mountain Care into law and began moving his state ...
Business & Economics
Our federal financial nightmares revealed … and how to fix them
During this week’s GOP presidential debate, Michele Bachmann twice said the federal government is spending about “40 percent more” than what it takes in. If only we were in such good shape. The federal government has actually been spending about 75 percent more than what it takes in. For every ...
Health Care
Part D Price Controls Kill Jobs
Washington faces two pressing tasks getting a handle on escalating federal debt and addressing the country’s unemployment crisis. Unfortunately, the White House, thanks to its usual ideological blinders, has come up with a plan that will actually cost jobs even as it achieves only trifling savings. The proposal, ...
ObamaCare’s Substandard Health Care Subsidies
Last week, Ohios voters amended their states constitution to say that they wouldnt be bound by the federal individual health insurance mandate. The Buckeye State is now the 13th state to reject the mandate. Ordinary Americans arent the only ones incensed by the law. State officials are uncovering a laundry ...
It’s Time to Blow Up the FDA’s Drug Review Process
The Food and Drug Administration just held its first public meeting to set the course for the future regulation of prescription drugs and medical devices in this country. Every five years, Congress must reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which governs many of the FDAs regulatory efforts. Some ...
Health Care Freedom: 2 Out of 3 Ain’t Bad
[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yesterday’s victory in Arixona (55% to 45%) “upgrades” the previously passed statute to a constitutional amendment. Yesterday’s victory in Oklahoma (65% to 35%) overrides the incumbent governor’s previous veto. The measure was defeated in Colorado, but by a narrower margin of 47% to ...
Perry’s Texas: Creating jobs, not Medicaid dependents
In a crowded field for the Republican presidential nomination, only two candidates have real records of achievement on healthcare reform: Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney fell for the conventional wisdom that Americans believe it is the government’s responsibility to ensure “universal” coverage. This resulted in ...
Health Spending and the “Supercommittee”: Seven Items from President Obama that Republicans And Democrats Should Embrace
Key Points: Congress has a unique opportunity to make a clean cut in government health spending by Christmas. President Obama’s deficit-reducing proposal contains seven items that shift Medicare and Medicaid spending closer to the people. Although these items represent a small fraction of President Obama’s deficit-reducing proposal, they offer the ...
Mitt Romney’s Health Care Defenses Still Don’t Cut It
Its no secret that President Barack Obama based his costly, mandate-driven health care overhaul on Massachusetts 2006 reform experiment despite former Bay State Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys claims to the contrary. Ironclad proof surfaced a few weeks ago, when the White House released visitor logs ...
Reviewing ObamaCare’s Rate Review
This month, the Obama administration began its campaign to ostracize health insurers who dont charge prices it likes. The administration now requires insurers who want to raise premiums by 10% or more to post a formal explanation on a government website. Federal bureaucrats in partnership with their counterparts in ...
Seal the Borders Against Canadian Health Care
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) recently announced his aspirations for bringing universal health coverage to Big Sky Country. Schweitzer is not the first U.S. governor to stump for a state-funded health care system. Earlier this year, Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.) signed Green Mountain Care into law and began moving his state ...
Our federal financial nightmares revealed … and how to fix them
During this week’s GOP presidential debate, Michele Bachmann twice said the federal government is spending about “40 percent more” than what it takes in. If only we were in such good shape. The federal government has actually been spending about 75 percent more than what it takes in. For every ...
Part D Price Controls Kill Jobs
Washington faces two pressing tasks getting a handle on escalating federal debt and addressing the country’s unemployment crisis. Unfortunately, the White House, thanks to its usual ideological blinders, has come up with a plan that will actually cost jobs even as it achieves only trifling savings. The proposal, ...
