The Sixth Circuit was the first of several appeals courts to rule on the validity of Obamacare’s individual mandate, and conservatives are disappointed about Wednesday’s 2-1 decision upholding the law. They shouldn’t be.A careful reading of the entire 64-page document shows the swing judge may in fact be inviting the U.S. Supreme Court to use the case to finally put the brakes on the seemingly … [Read more...] about Obamacare Decision May Invite Supremes to Limit Federal Power
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ObamaCare Decision Invites Supremes to Limit Federal Power
The 6th Circuit was the first of several appeals courts to rule on the validity of ObamaCare's individual mandate, and conservatives are disappointed about Wednesday's 2-1 decision upholding the law. They shouldn't be. A careful reading of the entire 64-page document shows the swing judge appears to be inviting the U.S. Supreme Court to use the case to finally put the brakes on the seemingly … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Decision Invites Supremes to Limit Federal Power
The President’s Plan To End Medicare Part D As We Know It
Part of President Barack Obama's deficit reduction plan is to allow Medicare to "negotiate" prescription drug prices. This sounds sensible, except that government never "negotiates" anything. It sets prices and then tells sellers to take it or leave it.The president's plan is misguided, would lead to shortages and other market distortions, and would wind up undermining the most successful and … [Read more...] about The President’s Plan To End Medicare Part D As We Know It
Going to Prison to Get Health Care?
The story about bank robber Richard James Verone caught our attention this week. The North Carolinian thought he had the perfect solution to his medical woes when he decided to rob a bank, get caught, and go to prison where he could get the health care he needs. The story was all over the news as liberals decried how awful the U.S. system is because it forced this otherwise law-abiding citizen to … [Read more...] about Going to Prison to Get Health Care?
Losing Your Coverage under ObamaCare
The White House is in apoplexy over a survey released two weeks ago by McKinsey & Company and has done everything it can to discredit the detailed survey of 1,300 employers, which showed a significant percentage of companies will drop health insurance after Obamacare kicks in in 2014.McKinsey met the criticism with the facts. It released the survey questions, methodology, and data, putting to … [Read more...] about Losing Your Coverage under ObamaCare
Beware the Cost of ObamaCare
From the cost to taxpayers, to the loss of job-based coverage -- and jobs! -- to the devastating impact on innovation, ObamaCare already is leaving a wake of wreckage as it barrels toward implementation in 2014. Let's start with its terribly misguided approach to containing Medicare costs in the law -- the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). At noon today, I will be on Capitol Hill … [Read more...] about Beware the Cost of ObamaCare
Repealing and Replacing IPAB with Better Solutions
The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) was created by Congress as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as a means of containing Medicare spending. The IPAB was designed to take difficult decisions about Medicare payment reductions out of the legislative process and delegate them to a panel of independent experts. These 15 experts, to be appointed by the president … [Read more...] about Repealing and Replacing IPAB with Better Solutions
Hundreds of operations face axe to save £55m Concern as operations face axe
The country’s largest health board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), proposes cutting back on “low health-gain” treatments and tests as it grapples with a £55 million deficit, sparking fears about a postcode lottery for patients. The removal of tonsils, varicose veins and “minor” lumps are among the procedures it wants to scale back to save money. But patients groups expressed grave … [Read more...] about Hundreds of operations face axe to save £55m Concern as operations face axe