Instead of offering a genuinely fresh approach, President Barack Obama has unveiled a health plan that essentially splits the difference between two bad partisan bills that are hugely unpopular with the American people. The dubious hallmarks of the House and Senate bills -- hundreds of billions in tax hikes, trillions in new health care spending, job-killing mandates on individuals and businesses, … [Read more...] about Obama’s Health Plan — A Missed Chance
Archives for February 2010
Obama’s Health Reform: Tax. Spend. Regulate. Mandate.
The much-awaited health-care reform plan the White House released this morning is little more than an amalgamation of the taxing, spending, mandating, and regulating policies of the bills that passed the House and Senate last year.Instead of offering a genuinely fresh approach, Mr. Obama split the difference between two bad bills that are hugely unpopular with the American people. He would … [Read more...] about Obama’s Health Reform: Tax. Spend. Regulate. Mandate.
Obama’s Health Reform: Tax. Spend. Regulate. Mandate.
The much-awaited health-care reform plan the White House released this morning is little more than an amalgamation of the taxing, spending, mandating, and regulating policies of the bills that passed the House and Senate last year.Instead of offering a genuinely fresh approach, Mr. Obama split the difference between two bad bills that are hugely unpopular with the American people. He would … [Read more...] about Obama’s Health Reform: Tax. Spend. Regulate. Mandate.
A Primer on Problems with Congress' Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform
Download the full paper.Independent studies show legislation before Congress fails to achieve its most basic goals of lowering costs, allowing stability of coverage, and improving the country’s economic outlook. Further, the legislation would create an avalanche of unintended consequences throughout the health sector and the rest of the economy. Here is a refresher … [Read more...] about A Primer on Problems with Congress' Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform
A Summit Primer
Republican leaders and the White House are publicly sparring over next week’s health-reform summit, with President Obama demanding the GOP bring its own comprehensive health plan and House Republican leader John Boehner asking the White House to “assure the American people that Democratic leadership is not putting together any kind of backroom deal or plotting any kind of … [Read more...] about A Summit Primer
Expert Advice
We hosted a conference call on Tuesday with the former parliamentarian of the Senate, Robert Dove, so colleagues and journalists could ask the authority with 36 years of experience in Senate procedures about using reconciliation to pass health reform legislation. Dr. Dove concluded it would be a long, exhaustive process that would likely produce a Swiss cheese of legislation because … [Read more...] about Expert Advice
A Primer on Problems with Congress’ Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform
Download the full paper.Independent studies show legislation before Congress fails to achieve its most basic goals of lowering costs, allowing stability of coverage, and improving the country’s economic outlook. Further, the legislation would create an avalanche of unintended consequences throughout the health sector and the rest of the economy. Here is a refresher that may be … [Read more...] about A Primer on Problems with Congress’ Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform
A Primer on Problems with Congress' Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform
Download the full paper.Independent studies show legislation before Congress fails to achieve its most basic goals of lowering costs, allowing stability of coverage, and improving the country’s economic outlook. Further, the legislation would create an avalanche of unintended consequences throughout the health sector and the rest of the economy. Here is a refresher … [Read more...] about A Primer on Problems with Congress' Health Reform Bills and a Preview of Possibilities with Patient-Centered Reform