ObamaCare will lead to a dramatic decline in employer-provided health insurance—with as many as 78 million Americans forced to find other sources of coverage.This disturbing finding is based on my calculations from a survey by McKinsey & Company. The survey, published this week in the McKinsey Quarterly, found that up to 50% of employers say they will definitely or probably pursue alternatives … [Read more...] about No, You Can’t Keep Your Health Insurance
Archives for June 2011
No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance
In The Wall Street Journal, Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute notes that extrapolating from a new study by McKinsey, as many as 78 million Americans could lose employer health coverage. No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance By Grace-Marie Turner ObamaCare will lead to a dramatic decline in employer-provided health insurance -- with as many as 78 million Americans forced to find … [Read more...] about No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance
States, Washington Must Plan Now For Real Reform
There are real problems in the health sector that must be fixed -- more now than ever because of the damage already wrought by ObamaCare -- and we need to be ready to move forward. Our vitally important job over the next 18 months is to help the American people understand the massive changes that are coming from ObamaCare and build the case for the right reform. With Medicare, moving to a … [Read more...] about States, Washington Must Plan Now For Real Reform
Needed: Lessons in Leadership
Former American Medical Assocation president Donald Palmisano, M.D., knows a thing or two about leadership, and the updated and amplified version of his book could not be more appropriate for our times. On Leadership: Essential Principles for Business, Political and Personal Success serves as an indispensible guide with lessons from successful leaders whose decisions have a sweeping impact on … [Read more...] about Needed: Lessons in Leadership
What Medicare Services to Cut, Now: ‘Dual Eligibles,’ Doubly Expensive
There are nearly nine million people, representing one in five Medicare beneficiaries, who are eligible for services through both Medicare and Medicaid -- often called “dual eligibles.” They are the poorest and often the sickest beneficiaries, many of whom have multiple acute illnesses and long-term care needs. They consume about 25 percent of Medicare’s spending and nearly half of Medicaid’s -- … [Read more...] about What Medicare Services to Cut, Now: ‘Dual Eligibles,’ Doubly Expensive