The August agreement to raise the debt ceiling puts intense focus on the new congressional super committee and its charge to cut federal spending. The 12 lawmakers on this panel will have no choice but to recommend changes in Medicare, and they should start by repealing the harmful and misguided rationing board created in the new health law.President Obama's health overhaul legislation created the … [Read more...] about The Super Comittee Should Do Away With Obamacare’s Rationing Board
Archives for August 2011
Court Rules Against a Breathtakingly Expansive Mandate
The 11th Circuit decision last week was the most significant court ruling to date in the constitutional challenges to ObamaCare, and it virtually assures a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, most likely in the coming term. The 11th Circuit court was very blunt in saying that the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional but "is breathtaking in its expansive scope." "...This economic mandate … [Read more...] about Court Rules Against a Breathtakingly Expansive Mandate
‘Breathakingly Expansive’
The Eleventh Circuit decision this month was the most significant court ruling to date in the constitutional challenges to Obamacare, and it virtually assures a U.S. Supreme Court hearing, most likely in the coming term. The Eleventh Circuit court was very blunt in saying that the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional but “is breathtaking in its expansive scope.” This … [Read more...] about ‘Breathakingly Expansive’
Medicare-cutting panel should be blocked
Washington is as polarized as ever, but there is one area of growing bipartisan consensus: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are coming together to oppose a controversial board created by last year's health car overhaul law.The Independent Payment Advisory Board was created to take difficult decisions about cutting Medicare spending out of the hands of legislators and give the powers to a panel … [Read more...] about Medicare-cutting panel should be blocked
Congress must act quickly to halt this power grab by unelected technocrats
There is no question that Medicare must be improved to provide better health benefits to seniors at lower costs. But Congress is abdicating its constitutional responsibility by giving a panel of 15 unelected technocrats the power to cut Medicare spending and make decisions which will only result in rationing of care. The Independent Payment Advisory Board was created as part of the new … [Read more...] about Congress must act quickly to halt this power grab by unelected technocrats
The Colorado Health Symposium’s Debate Over Repealing and Replacing the ACA
The Colorado Health Foundation sponsored a debate this past week as part of its annual symposium. The conference sold out, as it has many other years. GrantWatch Blog asked Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute, a participant in the debate and a former journalist, to write a post containing her observations.Resolved: The Affordable Care Act should be repealed and new approaches to health care … [Read more...] about The Colorado Health Symposium’s Debate Over Repealing and Replacing the ACA