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Read Sally Pipes' latest at Forbes
There’s Nothing Crazy About Donald Trump’s Pledge To Replace Obamacare
Former President Donald Trump made waves late last month when he announced that he was “seriously looking” at replacing Obamacare if elected to a second term. Democrats’ reaction to this announcement was unsurprising. President Joe Biden leapt into action to defend his former boss’s signature healthcare law, claiming that Trump’s plan would “rip away ...
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Elizabeth Warren talks turkey about Obamacare’s perverse incentives
Two days before Thanksgiving, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter with her colleague Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the impact of Obamacare’s medical loss ratio rules on insurer consolidation. It’s a striking, if tacit, admission of the law’s flaws by one of the nation’s leading ...
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Giving thanks for Medicare Advantage
Many seniors may be leaning toward selecting Medicare Advantage plans, and for good reason. The plans frequently deliver superior care at a lower cost than traditional Medicare. Read the full article at Washington Examiner . . .
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Read about Medicare's downfalls on its 58th birthday
Medicare Enters its 58th Year in Poor Health
Medicare celebrated its 58th birthday on July 30. Unfortunately, the healthcare entitlement for seniors and the disabled isn’t aging gracefully. If current trends continue, Medicare’s Part A hospital insurance trust fund will run out of cash in just eight years. By then, roughly one in five Americans will be 65 or older and — thus eligible ...
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Reimagine Health Insurance Away from Routine Maintenance
The health insurance system fails most Americans, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nearly 6 in 10 insured adults have trouble using their coverage. Within that group, nearly 1 in 5 was unable to get needed care. It’s tempting to see this survey data as proof that health insurers aren’t doing ...
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Here’s How Lawmakers Can Slash Medicare Spending Without Cutting Benefits
Politicians don’t agree on much these days, but one thing seems to bring even Democrats and Republicans together. And that’s refusing to cut Medicare. That position may be politically popular. But it’s at odds with the long-term sustainability of the program. Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is set to go bankrupt ...
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Obama’s Exchange Scam Doesn’t Grant Healthcare Access
The Biden administration has devoted billions of taxpayer dollars to boosting enrollment on Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges — mostly by paying people to sign up, in the form of enhanced premium subsidies. So it’s no surprise that the 2023 open enrollment period broke records, with 16 million Americans securing coverage through ...
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Don’t fund Medicare with higher taxes
President Joe Biden recently released his budget proposal for 2024. His plan pledges to extend Medicare’s solvency by at least 25 years “without cutting any benefits or raising costs for beneficiaries.” The president’s math doesn’t add up. His plan would burden taxpayers while leaving Medicare on the fast track to insolvency. Medicare’s Part A ...
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It’s Time For Medicare To Move Beyond Location, Location, Location
What’s the difference between getting an x-ray at the hospital and getting one at the doctor’s office? The former could cost a lot more than the latter. Medicare often reimburses hospitals more than it pays doctor’s offices for the same procedure. Hospitals claim these payment differentials are necessary because they are subject ...
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Medi-Cal Bad Idea for Golden State from the Start
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., is now learning fortunes can change quickly in the Golden State. Less than a year ago, Newsom was celebrating a projected $100 billion budget surplus — a fiscal boon that prompted the governor and legislature to craft a budget exceeding $300 billion. Now, California faces a $22.5 billion ...
Read Sally Pipes' latest at Forbes
There’s Nothing Crazy About Donald Trump’s Pledge To Replace Obamacare
Former President Donald Trump made waves late last month when he announced that he was “seriously looking” at replacing Obamacare if elected to a second term. Democrats’ reaction to this announcement was unsurprising. President Joe Biden leapt into action to defend his former boss’s signature healthcare law, claiming that Trump’s plan would “rip away ...
Elizabeth Warren talks turkey about Obamacare’s perverse incentives
Two days before Thanksgiving, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter with her colleague Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the impact of Obamacare’s medical loss ratio rules on insurer consolidation. It’s a striking, if tacit, admission of the law’s flaws by one of the nation’s leading ...
Giving thanks for Medicare Advantage
Many seniors may be leaning toward selecting Medicare Advantage plans, and for good reason. The plans frequently deliver superior care at a lower cost than traditional Medicare. Read the full article at Washington Examiner . . .
Read about Medicare's downfalls on its 58th birthday
Medicare Enters its 58th Year in Poor Health
Medicare celebrated its 58th birthday on July 30. Unfortunately, the healthcare entitlement for seniors and the disabled isn’t aging gracefully. If current trends continue, Medicare’s Part A hospital insurance trust fund will run out of cash in just eight years. By then, roughly one in five Americans will be 65 or older and — thus eligible ...
Reimagine Health Insurance Away from Routine Maintenance
The health insurance system fails most Americans, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nearly 6 in 10 insured adults have trouble using their coverage. Within that group, nearly 1 in 5 was unable to get needed care. It’s tempting to see this survey data as proof that health insurers aren’t doing ...
Here’s How Lawmakers Can Slash Medicare Spending Without Cutting Benefits
Politicians don’t agree on much these days, but one thing seems to bring even Democrats and Republicans together. And that’s refusing to cut Medicare. That position may be politically popular. But it’s at odds with the long-term sustainability of the program. Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is set to go bankrupt ...
Obama’s Exchange Scam Doesn’t Grant Healthcare Access
The Biden administration has devoted billions of taxpayer dollars to boosting enrollment on Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges — mostly by paying people to sign up, in the form of enhanced premium subsidies. So it’s no surprise that the 2023 open enrollment period broke records, with 16 million Americans securing coverage through ...
Don’t fund Medicare with higher taxes
President Joe Biden recently released his budget proposal for 2024. His plan pledges to extend Medicare’s solvency by at least 25 years “without cutting any benefits or raising costs for beneficiaries.” The president’s math doesn’t add up. His plan would burden taxpayers while leaving Medicare on the fast track to insolvency. Medicare’s Part A ...
It’s Time For Medicare To Move Beyond Location, Location, Location
What’s the difference between getting an x-ray at the hospital and getting one at the doctor’s office? The former could cost a lot more than the latter. Medicare often reimburses hospitals more than it pays doctor’s offices for the same procedure. Hospitals claim these payment differentials are necessary because they are subject ...
Medi-Cal Bad Idea for Golden State from the Start
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., is now learning fortunes can change quickly in the Golden State. Less than a year ago, Newsom was celebrating a projected $100 billion budget surplus — a fiscal boon that prompted the governor and legislature to craft a budget exceeding $300 billion. Now, California faces a $22.5 billion ...
