Former governor Mitt Romney hoped his major speech in Ann Arbor on Thursday would let him move on from persistent questions about health care, but judging from reports, blogs, editorials, and a National Review Online poll, it's clear he has much more to do: By a margin of more than seven to one, NRO readers said they thought the speech hurt him. It's hard to hate ObamaCare and love RomneyCare. … [Read more...] about Mitt's Missed Opportunity
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Missed Hit by Mitt
Former governor Mitt Romney may very well have hoped he could put health care behind him with his major speech in Ann Arbor, but judging from the results so far of the National Review Online poll, it’s clear he still has a lot of work to do: By a margin of about seven to one, readers said they thought the speech hurt him.It’s hard to hate Obamacare and love Romneycare. For example, Romney … [Read more...] about Missed Hit by Mitt
Stalling the Engine of Economic Recovery
As America struggles to get people back to work after the deep recession, the best strategy is to focus on unleashing those industries most primed to create high-quality jobs, to innovate, and to strengthen our manufacturing sector so we can boost exports. President Obama apparently disagrees. The pharmaceutical industry fits the description of an industry ready to contribute to U.S. recovery, yet … [Read more...] about Stalling the Engine of Economic Recovery
On Medicare, the Right Role for Congress
In late April, erstwhile Obamacare champion Rep. Allyson Schwartz became the fourth Democrat in Congress to support legislation repealing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a powerful new body established by President Obama's health care law. IPAB assumes much of the Medicare cost-cutting powers previously endowed to Congress.In a letter to her colleagues, the congresswoman wrote that … [Read more...] about On Medicare, the Right Role for Congress
Misguided on Medicaid
One of the major innovations in the House 2012 Budget Resolution is a plan to give states much greater flexibility in running their Medicaid programs through block grants.Yet today, a new study was released by the Kaiser Family Foundation, with researchers from the Urban Institute, that is highly critical of the plan. The study concludes that if Obamacare were repealed and states were given block … [Read more...] about Misguided on Medicaid
Doctors, Not Politicians, Should Decide
In Alex Brill’s paper on “Overspending on Multi-Source Drugs in Medicaid,” he writes about “the potential savings that could have been achieved had Medicaid consistently used the lower-cost version” of 20 multi-source drugs.While there is little or no debate about the need to control Medicaid spending, Brill’s recommendations could lead legislators to institute policies that would be even more … [Read more...] about Doctors, Not Politicians, Should Decide
The Coming Obamacare Train Wreck
The four co-authors of Why Obamacare is Wrong for America recently addressed The Bloggers Briefing at The Heritage Foundation. Grace-Marie Turner provided the Foundry exclusive highlights from her remarks:Obamacare may be fading from the headlines, but the health law still is steaming toward us like a freight train.Obamacare is the most sweeping single piece of social policy legislation in the … [Read more...] about The Coming Obamacare Train Wreck
An Industry Slipping Away
One of the guests at our highly successful conference yesterday on innovation in health care thanked us for providing "a vehicle for those of us who believe in the marketplace as the source of solutions to exchange ideas and spark creativity." Every one of the speakers was terrific, making focused presentations about innovations in health care delivery, technologies enabling better health, and … [Read more...] about An Industry Slipping Away