Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 24, 2009During his recent trip to Europe, President Obama told a French audience that America would never have European-style health care. "We are going to work hard to make sure that we have a health care system that won't be identical to what you have in Europe," he said.This is encouraging news.Although many U.S. reformers praise the … [Read more...] about Just Don’t Try to Go the European Way
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Just Don’t Try to Go the European Way
Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 24, 2009During his recent trip to Europe, President Obama told a French audience that America would never have European-style health care. "We are going to work hard to make sure that we have a health care system that won't be identical to what you have in Europe," he said.This is encouraging news.Although many U.S. reformers praise the … [Read more...] about Just Don’t Try to Go the European Way
Response to CATO critique of the Patients’ Choice Act
A response to the Cato Institute's critique of the Patients’ Choice Act by Charlotte Ivancic, counsel to the House Budget Committee and health policy advisor to Rep. Paul Ryan.Mandate that states create a new regulatory bureaucracy called a "State Health Insurance Exchange,"States are not required to set up exchanges. They can if they want to by applying to HHS for … [Read more...] about Response to CATO critique of the Patients’ Choice Act
Shaking Things Up
Four Republican members of Congress shook up the health reform debate this week when they were the first to reach the floor of the House and Senate with comprehensive health reform legislation. The Patients' Choice Act puts the $300-billion tax break for employment-based health insurance front and center in the debate. Reps. Paul Ryan and Devin Nunes and Sens. Tom Coburn and Richard Burr use … [Read more...] about Shaking Things Up
Response to CATO critique of the Patients’ Choice Act
A response to the Cato Institute's critique of the Patients’ Choice Act by Charlotte Ivancic, counsel to the House Budget Committee and health policy advisor to Rep. Paul Ryan.Mandate that states create a new regulatory bureaucracy called a "State Health Insurance Exchange,"States are not required to set up exchanges. They can if they want to by applying to HHS for … [Read more...] about Response to CATO critique of the Patients’ Choice Act
The GOP's Health-Care Alternative
Published in The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2009Republican congressional leaders are finally offering a clear alternative to the health-reform plans being developed by the White House and Democrats in Congress. The goals and the rhetoric of both sides are remarkably similar: cover the uninsured, allow people to keep the coverage they have, provide more choices of affordable health insurance, and … [Read more...] about The GOP's Health-Care Alternative
The GOP’s Health-Care Alternative
Published in The Wall Street Journal, May 20, 2009Republican congressional leaders are finally offering a clear alternative to the health-reform plans being developed by the White House and Democrats in Congress. The goals and the rhetoric of both sides are remarkably similar: cover the uninsured, allow people to keep the coverage they have, provide more choices of affordable health insurance, and … [Read more...] about The GOP’s Health-Care Alternative
Health Care Brouhaha
Highlights Spin and Confusion Quick Takes Featured Articles The White House and its allies cheered on Monday when President Obama announced that six health groups had pledged to reduce the growth of health spending by 1.5 percent a year for the next 10 years. The president called it a "watershed event," saying that this could save as much as $2 trillion over a decade. But when the … [Read more...] about Health Care Brouhaha