We have to stay out of the political fray, yet we couldn't help but notice that it is the Democratic congressmen who switched from voting "No" to "Yes" on ObamaCare who are in the biggest trouble on the campaign trail. Pollsters Bill McInturff and Peter Hart found, in a pre-election survey on the Obama health plan and the 2010 elections, that health care is indeed a huge issue with voters. And … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Vote Haunts Congressional Candidates
Archives for October 2010
Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
Many embattled House Democrats who voted to pass ObamaCare just seven months ago no doubt wish they had listened to the American people rather than to their leadership and said "No!" to the massive health overhaul law. If a Democrat boasts about voting Yes, it is such a rarity that it makes news. In all but a very few races, support for the law is a huge liability on the campaign … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
You have to wonder whether embattled House Democrats who voted to pass ObamaCare just seven months ago would have stood up to their leadership and said "No!" if they had known what an albatross the law would become on the campaign trail. If a Democrat boasts about voting for the health overhaul law, it is such a rarity that it makes news. In all but a very few races, support for the law is a huge … [Read more...] about Top 10 Reasons ObamaCare is Unraveling
ObamaCare Requires Urgent Dismantling
Scott Gottlieb and Tom Miller are correct to recommend options for the states to resist the health-care overhaul law in "How to Reform ObamaCare Starting Now" (op-ed, Oct. 14). But Congress still must do heavy lifting to put the brakes on the tidal wave of federal taxes, spending and new authorities which the law mandates, starting now. Its $500 billion in new taxes will be passed on to consumers … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Requires Urgent Dismantling
Reporting from Sundance
I am in Sundance, Utah, today attending a meeting of the Health Sector Assembly, so we thought we would use this issue of Health Policy Matters to send you a few of the many op-eds we have written for outlets around the country recently, along with a link to a terrific commentary in yesterday's Wall Street Journal by Scott Gottlieb and Tom Miller of AEI. They write about actions the states can … [Read more...] about Reporting from Sundance
How Much Is Two More Years of Life Worth?
Heart disease is our nation's leading cause of death, killing more than 600,000 people last year, but modern medical technologies are helping to save thousands of these lives and will save even more if research can continue. Electric paddles, known as automated external defibrillators (AEDs), are used to awaken stopped hearts. You may have noticed brightly colored boxes containing AEDs in … [Read more...] about How Much Is Two More Years of Life Worth?
The AARP’s Misleading Drug Study
The AARP is continuing to mislead seniors with another in its series of distorted studies. In the latest example, the seniors’ lobby examined a select group of popular pharmaceuticals and found that prices increased much faster than general inflation last year, rising 8.3 percent. AARP officials were quick to use the results to denounce the drug industry. But the study doesn’t tell the whole … [Read more...] about The AARP’s Misleading Drug Study
Health Reform: Taking Our Freedom Back!
Click here to download Grace-Marie Turner's PowerPoint presentation from the Virginia Tea Party Convention. … [Read more...] about Health Reform: Taking Our Freedom Back!