President Obama and his allies continue to repeat attacks on Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan that were long ago discredited as completely false. That Republicans want to “end Medicare as we know it” is a popular line from the Democrats, but there’s nothing in the Romney-Ryan plan that ends Medicare as anyone has known it. Indeed, the whole point of the Romney-Ryan reform is to … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: The candidates’ positions on Medicare Advantage
Archives for September 2012
How ObamaCare Could Harm the 47%
Many of “the 47%” Mitt Romney says “believe the government has a responsibility to care for” will find that ObamaCare’s first and deepest impact will be on those who need health security the most – those who are poorer, sicker, and older. This may come as a surprise since Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed at the Democratic convention that “no matter who you are, what stage of life … [Read more...] about How ObamaCare Could Harm the 47%
Boos Subside as Ryan Explains the Truth
The headlines shouted “Ryan Booed!” after Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan dared to enter the lion’s den of the AARP on Friday to talk about Medicare. But that was near the beginning of his talk. What wasn’t widely reported is that the boos subsided and the applause increased as he explained how Obamacare harms Medicare and how the Romney/Ryan plan would save it. “We respect … [Read more...] about Boos Subside as Ryan Explains the Truth
Jeffrey Anderson: The Obamacare Bowl
Have you ever watched a football game in which a team runs the ball seemingly at will and wins in a rout? And then, in a rematch, that same team for no good reason throws the ball repeatedly, with little success? Meet Team Republican. In 2010, it ran Obamacare down the Democrats’ throats. The GOP won, 63-0. Now, in the rematch, the Republicans have changed strategy. Confident in their ability to … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Anderson: The Obamacare Bowl
Avik Roy: Jonathan Gruber’s New ‘Analysis’ of Obamacare and Romney’s Health-Reform Plan
Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist and Obama health-reform adviser, has been featured on these pages for, among other things, boldly predicting in 2010 that Obamacare would “for sure” reduce insurance premiums, while subsequently telling state governments that Obamacare would increasepremiums by as much as 30 percent. Apparently, however, that analytical foul-up has left Prof. Gruber unbowed. This … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Jonathan Gruber’s New ‘Analysis’ of Obamacare and Romney’s Health-Reform Plan
The Guardian: The NHS needs people to be more responsible
The public is pretty clear-eyed about the strain on NHS resources of a growing, ageing population. According to the BSAS 2011, 44% of us accept that growing demand on NHS services may lead to future rationing of treatments, and a resounding 80% believe that the NHS will eventually experience sufficient funding problems to have to omit certain treatments altogether. As we contemplate making … [Read more...] about The Guardian: The NHS needs people to be more responsible
The Examiner: Obamacare isn’t reducing health care costs
"To say it as plainly as I can," President Obama told the American Medical Association in 2009. "Health care reform is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. That is a fact." Considering that the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicaid spending are the driving forces behind our current deficits, Obama was dead right in that 2009 speech. But in 2010, … [Read more...] about The Examiner: Obamacare isn’t reducing health care costs
Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
By Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute and Robert Helms, Ph.D., American Enterprise Institute EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Helping the Most Vulnerable Medicaid’s historic and most important job is to take care of the nation’s most vulnerable and truly needy citizens. It was created in 1965 to finance care for certain lower-income Americans through a program that is jointly funded by the federal and … [Read more...] about Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries