Single-Payer
California
Single Payer Is Fool’s Gold For California
While the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare may have failed, Democrats in California and in D.C. are just getting started in their effort to eliminate the health law. Unfortunately, they’re angling to replace ObamaCare with something even worse. In California, State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins ...
California
California Single-Payer Bill Looks Backward, Instead Of Forward To A New Era Of Patient Choice
Here we go again. The California State Legislature is considering yet another bill to impose a so-called single-payer, government monopoly, health care system. This has long been an obsession of the California’s nurses unions, because a health system under total government control would suit the narrow interests of union leaders. ...
Health Care
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom To Propose Universal Health Care In Race To Succeed Jerry Brown
Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is drafting a health care plan for California that he plans to unveil as a core component of his gubernatorial run, based in part on the universal health care program he signed into law when he was mayor of San Francisco. Newsom, seen as a ...
California
Lawmakers Release Details On Universal Health Care Bill
SACRAMENTO — Following last week’s failed effort by House Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act, and wary of future GOP attempts to chisel away at the 2010 healthcare law, two state lawmakers on Thursday released details about legislation to create universal health coverage for every California resident. Similar to ...
Health Care
California Lawmakers Introduce Universal Health Care Plan
SACRAMENTO — In a surprise move that further complicates President Donald Trump’s push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, two California lawmakers Friday introduced legislation that would create a single-payer health care system covering all 38 million Californians, including its undocumented residents. “We’ve reached this pivotal moment,” Sen. ...
Commentary
‘Universal Coverage’ Puts Lives In Danger
Days before assuming office, President Trump commented that his as-yet-undisclosed replacement for ObamaCare — which he says will be released following the confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services — would provide “insurance for everybody.” It’s no mystery why. Who could oppose universal insurance coverage? Unfortunately, the ...
Commentary
WashPost Op-Ed: Obamacare Repeal Will Kill 43,000 People A Year
According to a recent January 31 Bloomberg Politics article, conservatives are fuming over the slow pace of the Obamacare repeal effort. But if you believe the Washington Post, the sky will fall if it is repealed. Even the esteemed Congressional Budget Office, according to Joel Zinberg of the American Enteprise ...
Commentary
The VA Doesn’t Need Protection — It Needs Competition
It takes a special kind of dishonesty to defend the Department of Veterans Affairs’ scandal-plagued health system. Yet that’s exactly what Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., veterans groups, and the Obama administration are doing in response to a modest proposal from the Trump transition team. A Trump official recently suggested that ...
Health Care
Post-Election Top Policy Changes To Watch In 2017
While every new year brings change, with Donald Trump elected to become the next president and the U.S. House and Senate both having Republican majorities, managed healthcare executives will see more changes than usual in 2017—beginning with repealing and replacing most of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...
Commentary
Forging A Post-Obamacare Health Policy Debate
The end of Obamacare is near. But while Republican lawmakers plan on repealing the law early in 2017, they may take as long as three years to finalize Obamacare’s replacement. In other words, the debate over the future of America’s health system is just beginning. Democrats are certain to use ...
Single Payer Is Fool’s Gold For California
While the latest Republican attempt to repeal and replace ObamaCare may have failed, Democrats in California and in D.C. are just getting started in their effort to eliminate the health law. Unfortunately, they’re angling to replace ObamaCare with something even worse. In California, State Senators Ricardo Lara and Toni Atkins ...
California Single-Payer Bill Looks Backward, Instead Of Forward To A New Era Of Patient Choice
Here we go again. The California State Legislature is considering yet another bill to impose a so-called single-payer, government monopoly, health care system. This has long been an obsession of the California’s nurses unions, because a health system under total government control would suit the narrow interests of union leaders. ...
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom To Propose Universal Health Care In Race To Succeed Jerry Brown
Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is drafting a health care plan for California that he plans to unveil as a core component of his gubernatorial run, based in part on the universal health care program he signed into law when he was mayor of San Francisco. Newsom, seen as a ...
Lawmakers Release Details On Universal Health Care Bill
SACRAMENTO — Following last week’s failed effort by House Republicans to replace the Affordable Care Act, and wary of future GOP attempts to chisel away at the 2010 healthcare law, two state lawmakers on Thursday released details about legislation to create universal health coverage for every California resident. Similar to ...
California Lawmakers Introduce Universal Health Care Plan
SACRAMENTO — In a surprise move that further complicates President Donald Trump’s push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, two California lawmakers Friday introduced legislation that would create a single-payer health care system covering all 38 million Californians, including its undocumented residents. “We’ve reached this pivotal moment,” Sen. ...
‘Universal Coverage’ Puts Lives In Danger
Days before assuming office, President Trump commented that his as-yet-undisclosed replacement for ObamaCare — which he says will be released following the confirmation of Dr. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services — would provide “insurance for everybody.” It’s no mystery why. Who could oppose universal insurance coverage? Unfortunately, the ...
WashPost Op-Ed: Obamacare Repeal Will Kill 43,000 People A Year
According to a recent January 31 Bloomberg Politics article, conservatives are fuming over the slow pace of the Obamacare repeal effort. But if you believe the Washington Post, the sky will fall if it is repealed. Even the esteemed Congressional Budget Office, according to Joel Zinberg of the American Enteprise ...
The VA Doesn’t Need Protection — It Needs Competition
It takes a special kind of dishonesty to defend the Department of Veterans Affairs’ scandal-plagued health system. Yet that’s exactly what Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., veterans groups, and the Obama administration are doing in response to a modest proposal from the Trump transition team. A Trump official recently suggested that ...
Post-Election Top Policy Changes To Watch In 2017
While every new year brings change, with Donald Trump elected to become the next president and the U.S. House and Senate both having Republican majorities, managed healthcare executives will see more changes than usual in 2017—beginning with repealing and replacing most of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ...
Forging A Post-Obamacare Health Policy Debate
The end of Obamacare is near. But while Republican lawmakers plan on repealing the law early in 2017, they may take as long as three years to finalize Obamacare’s replacement. In other words, the debate over the future of America’s health system is just beginning. Democrats are certain to use ...
