Health Care
Commentary
Obama administration policies not American
Renew America (Washington, D.C.), March 9, 2009 Part 2–socialized medicine: The end of America as we know it? (See Part 1 — 2/9/09) The just-concluded health care “summit” at the White House was so much window dressing, giving the appearance of hearing from “all sides” before Barack Obama, this nation’s ...
Business & Economics
U.S. can’t afford Obama’s plans or the taxes that go with them
The pork-laden “stimulus” bill that President Obama recently signed contained more than $100 billion in new government health-care spending. If the president and his congressional allies have their way, though, that’s just the beginning of a vast expansion of government funded health care. Two recent studies from the nonpartisan Congressional ...
Commentary
Obama’s healthcare plan: Not healthy, not wealthy, and certainly not wise.
The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), March 7, 2009 In his recent speech to Congress, President Barack Obama touted his administration’s “historic commitment” to “the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American.” But the plan he’s poised to enact would provide care that is neither quality nor ...
Commentary
Tax credits urged
Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), March 6, 2009 Tax credits urged Regarding “Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills” (news story, Feb. 24): I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts. By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits, and ...
Commentary
Is Big Pharma’s Policy of Appeasement Backfiring?
Some folks (here and there) have been pretty shocked by an interview with Billy Tauzin, CEO of PhRMA, the research-based drug-makers’ trade association. In it, Mr. Tauzin suggests that his trade association would be happy to see President Obama expand health coverage through government power, instead of competition, because more ...
Commentary
Health ‘Reformers’ Ignore Facts
Debunking the Democratic argument for government-run health care The Democrats’ case to expand government health care is so full of holes that passing it quickly is their only hope. If Americans slow down and ask questions, they will be hard-put to come up with answers. In fact, if members of ...
Health Care
Fox News: And Health Care for All?
Pacific Research Institute President & CEO Sally Pipes on possible tax increases under the Obama administration’s health-care plan.
Commentary
White House Convenes Summit To Mull Options for Health Care Reform
On Thursday, President Obama plans to host a White House health care summit during which attendees will discuss proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Obama has invited more than 120 physicians, patients, business owners and health insurer officials to attend the summit (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Philadelphia ...
Health Care
KQED Radio – Forum: Obama Care
President Obama held a health care summit at the White House to discuss his proposal for setting aside a $634 billion, 10-year reserve fund to help pay for universal coverage and to improve the system. PRI’s John Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, participated in KQED’s “Forum” with Michael Krasny, ...
Commentary
Make health insurance affordable
Tusla World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), March 2, 2009 I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts (“State House panel passes health care bill,” Feb. 24). By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits and by granting employers tax credits to ...
Obama administration policies not American
Renew America (Washington, D.C.), March 9, 2009 Part 2–socialized medicine: The end of America as we know it? (See Part 1 — 2/9/09) The just-concluded health care “summit” at the White House was so much window dressing, giving the appearance of hearing from “all sides” before Barack Obama, this nation’s ...
U.S. can’t afford Obama’s plans or the taxes that go with them
The pork-laden “stimulus” bill that President Obama recently signed contained more than $100 billion in new government health-care spending. If the president and his congressional allies have their way, though, that’s just the beginning of a vast expansion of government funded health care. Two recent studies from the nonpartisan Congressional ...
Obama’s healthcare plan: Not healthy, not wealthy, and certainly not wise.
The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), March 7, 2009 In his recent speech to Congress, President Barack Obama touted his administration’s “historic commitment” to “the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American.” But the plan he’s poised to enact would provide care that is neither quality nor ...
Tax credits urged
Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), March 6, 2009 Tax credits urged Regarding “Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills” (news story, Feb. 24): I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts. By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits, and ...
Is Big Pharma’s Policy of Appeasement Backfiring?
Some folks (here and there) have been pretty shocked by an interview with Billy Tauzin, CEO of PhRMA, the research-based drug-makers’ trade association. In it, Mr. Tauzin suggests that his trade association would be happy to see President Obama expand health coverage through government power, instead of competition, because more ...
Health ‘Reformers’ Ignore Facts
Debunking the Democratic argument for government-run health care The Democrats’ case to expand government health care is so full of holes that passing it quickly is their only hope. If Americans slow down and ask questions, they will be hard-put to come up with answers. In fact, if members of ...
Fox News: And Health Care for All?
Pacific Research Institute President & CEO Sally Pipes on possible tax increases under the Obama administration’s health-care plan.
White House Convenes Summit To Mull Options for Health Care Reform
On Thursday, President Obama plans to host a White House health care summit during which attendees will discuss proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Obama has invited more than 120 physicians, patients, business owners and health insurer officials to attend the summit (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Philadelphia ...
KQED Radio – Forum: Obama Care
President Obama held a health care summit at the White House to discuss his proposal for setting aside a $634 billion, 10-year reserve fund to help pay for universal coverage and to improve the system. PRI’s John Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, participated in KQED’s “Forum” with Michael Krasny, ...
Make health insurance affordable
Tusla World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), March 2, 2009 I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts (“State House panel passes health care bill,” Feb. 24). By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits and by granting employers tax credits to ...
