President Obama leads Mitt Romney among women — for now. That will change if voters focus on what the ObamaCare law does to their health care. Simply put, the president broke a host of promises about an issue of particular concern to female voters. Unless the law is entirely junked by the Supreme Court, it will drastically limit the choices of millions of Americans, while reducing the quality … [Read more...] about Sally Pipes: BamCare’s war on women
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George Will: Medical-device tax already hurting business
Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard. Steve Jobs and a friend built a computer in the California garage that became Apple’s birthplace. Bill Cook had no garage, so he launched Cook Medical in a spare bedroom in an apartment in this university town. Half a century ago, in flight from Chicago’s winters, he settled here and began … [Read more...] about George Will: Medical-device tax already hurting business
Don’t Weigh Down Prescription Drug Law With More Requirements
Astonishing as it might sound, a major, complex and important health care bill is making its way through Congress with broad bipartisan support. The legislation was on track to be completed this month but has hit a snag over differences between the House and Senate versions. The legislation is called the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, and it sets the ground rules for a novel program designed … [Read more...] about Don’t Weigh Down Prescription Drug Law With More Requirements
The Hill: Study — Market-driven plans could lower healthcare costs
The wide adoption of market-based healthcare plans like health savings accounts (HSAs) could significantly lower U.S. healthcare costs in the short run, according to a new study from RAND Corp. The question remains whether the plans' cutbacks in care would lead to poorer health and higher costs later, study authors said. The RAND study was the most comprehensive to date looking at … [Read more...] about The Hill: Study — Market-driven plans could lower healthcare costs
More and more Democrats now worry sweeping law may hurt them at polls
Rep. Barney Frank has led a parade of Democrats in renouncing the passage of the Affordable Care Act, suggesting the far-reaching law may be a net deficit for the party on Election Day. "I think we paid a terrible price for health care," the Massachusetts Democrat recently told reporters. "I would not have pushed it as hard." He said President Obama should have seen the election of … [Read more...] about More and more Democrats now worry sweeping law may hurt them at polls
Merrill Matthews: Explaining the (Temporary?) Decline in Health Care Spending
The news is good: The growth in health care spending declined in 2009 and 2010, to just under 4 percent in both years. The bad news is that President Obama’s health care law, if it survives the U.S. Supreme Court and the “repeal and replace” effort, will essentially negate a primary reason for the decline, taking us right back to unsustainable health care spending — and opening the door for even … [Read more...] about Merrill Matthews: Explaining the (Temporary?) Decline in Health Care Spending
Ways and Means Report: Why ObamaCare Will Force Americans to Lose the Health Care Coverage They Have and Like
Today, in a new report prepared for Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), data from America’s Fortune 100 companies show they could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year under the new health care law by simply terminating health insurance for their workers and dumping these employees into taxpayer-funded health care exchanges. More than 70 percent of America’s Fortune 100 … [Read more...] about Ways and Means Report: Why ObamaCare Will Force Americans to Lose the Health Care Coverage They Have and Like