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Grace-Marie Turner Interview on “Point of View”

POSTED BY Galen Institute on August 6, 2022.

Grace-Marie Turner was interviewed on Point of View with host Dr. Merrill Matthews discussing the current debate over health policy provisions in the Manchin-Schumer reconciliation bill. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Interview on “Point of View”

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Gangster Negotiations

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on August 5, 2022.

So just to review, the big government tax-and-spending bill—called the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022”—which is on the brink of passing the Senate would: Fuel inflation and increase taxes during a recession; Add $728 billion in federal spending—about a billion a page for the bill; Beef up the IRS with tens of thousands of new agents going after American taxpayers; Decimate research into … [Read more...] about Gangster Negotiations

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A Much Worse Bill

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on July 29, 2022.

The tax and spending package that Sen. Joe Manchin now has blessed is even more destructive and inflationary than the first placeholder version. The confiscatory taxes on the pharmaceutical industry are still there, along with big subsidies for Obamacare insurance for middle-income people, big spending on green energy, and new taxes on businesses during a recession—all shockingly bad … [Read more...] about A Much Worse Bill

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Fueling inflation with BBB

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on July 22, 2022.

Well, a “slimmed down” version of Build Back Better may not be a slam dunk after all. The current deal would involve slapping innovation-killing price controls on the pharmaceutical industry to shovel more money into Obamacare.  But new information from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Economic Committee (JCT) could give the key player—West Virginia Sen. Joe … [Read more...] about Fueling inflation with BBB

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Doubling Down on a Bad Idea

POSTED BY Galen Institute on July 19, 2022.

Why Congress Shouldn’t Increase Obamacare Spending | By Doug Badger, The Daily Signal | July 18, 2022 | Senate Democrats want to salvage some of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better spending bill, and extending Obamacare health insurance subsidies is a top priority Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., whose support is crucial to Democrats’ passing the legislative package, reportedly has agreed … [Read more...] about Doubling Down on a Bad Idea

Filed Under: Doug Badger, The Daily Signal

Desperate maneuvering

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on July 15, 2022.

Extra subsidies for health insurance, which had been boosted during Covid, are set to expire in December, and the political debate over what to do encapsules Washington’s current dilemma. Democrats desperately want to continue extra tax subsidies for people who get coverage through the Obamacare exchanges. Already-inflated health insurance premiums will spike for millions of people when the … [Read more...] about Desperate maneuvering

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Important Work 

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 24, 2022.

Our colleagues are doing good and important work to advance health freedom.  A few highlights: The HSA OptionBrian Blase, et alParagon Health InstituteJune 22, 2022 Brian and colleagues explain in this new Paragon paper an “HSA Option” to allow lower-income Americans enrolled in ACA exchanges another way to access their subsidy.  Instead of having all of the … [Read more...] about Important Work 

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

More Junk Science 

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 17, 2022.

The strategy of the left is quite transparent in building the case for government-run health care.  They take advantage of every opportunity to drag more and more people into government programs.   But they also produce targeted studies to attempt to besmirch patient-centered, free-market options. AEI Senior Fellow Tom Miller writes about another case in point: … [Read more...] about More Junk Science 

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

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