Obamacare’s apologists and their allies in themainstream press have spent an inordinate amount of time and energy dissecting the supposed hypocrisy of conservatives on the individual mandate. They are indignant that the GOP is now in lockstep opposition to the mandate even though two decades ago some Republican senators — most of whom have long since departed from the scene — supported the concept … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: All the President’s Mandate Positions
Archives for June 2012
Rewriting The Obama Health Law Through Regulation?
If the health law withstands the Supreme Court challenge, two physician legislators in Congress want to make sure the Obama administration doesn’t get away with its attempt to rewrite the law to fit its larger agenda. Reps. Scott DesJarlais and Phil Roe, both physicians and both Tennessee Republicans, are focused on an important issue that involves the controversial health insurance exchanges. … [Read more...] about Rewriting The Obama Health Law Through Regulation?
Setting the record straight on the individual mandate
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich repeatedly insists that most conservatives once supported an individual mandate for health insurance. I beg to differ, Mr. Speaker. The Galen Institute, and I in particular, along with many other colleagues, including the CATO Institute, NEVER have supported an individual mandate. One of the key responsibilities of think tanks is to think through public policy … [Read more...] about Setting the record straight on the individual mandate
Avik Roy: On Thursday, Roberts Is Likely To Write The Supreme Court Opinion That Partially Overturns Obamacare
Today, we learned that the final day of the Supreme Court’s 2011-2012 session will take place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 28, and that Chief Justice John Roberts will most likely issue the majority opinion. (I’ll be running a live blog that day over atNational Review, beginning at 9:30 a.m.) From what Roberts said at oral argument last March, it’s likely that this means that Obamacare’s … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: On Thursday, Roberts Is Likely To Write The Supreme Court Opinion That Partially Overturns Obamacare
U.S. at risk of losing its edge in medical innovation
The United States has been the undisputed leader in medical research for decades. But today, our leadership is at risk. Other countries are working aggressively to lure high-paying biomedical jobs and lucrative research facilities away from the U.S. A new report by Battelle, an international science and technology company, found competing nations are offering a friendlier regulatory environment … [Read more...] about U.S. at risk of losing its edge in medical innovation
Jim Capretta: Obamacare’s Failings Go Well Beyond the Individual Mandate and Medicaid
Obamacare is under review by the Supreme Court because of its constitutionally suspect provisions, namely the “individual mandate” and the coercive Medicaid provisions. Certainly, the Court would do the country an immense favor by striking down the entire law so the decks were cleared for a sensible, market-based reform plan. But in the event that the Court does not invalidate the entirety of … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: Obamacare’s Failings Go Well Beyond the Individual Mandate and Medicaid
Bogus Families USA “study”
The liberal advocacy group Families USA has produced a new “study” entitled “Dying for Coverage” which concludes that “Across the nation, 26,100 people between the ages of 25 and 64 died prematurely due to a lack of health coverage in 2010.” The problem: It is based upon highly-flawed data from the Institute of Medicine that has been solidly discredited. Yes, people need health insurance. And … [Read more...] about Bogus Families USA “study”
The Hill: Supreme Court experts predict justices will strike down healthcare mandate
Legal insiders are convinced the Supreme Court will strike down all or part of President Obama's healthcare law, according to a new survey of former Supreme Court clerks and attorneys who have argued before the court. The survey was conducted by Purple Strategies on behalf of the conservative American Action Forum. The results show big changes since a similar AAF poll before the court heard … [Read more...] about The Hill: Supreme Court experts predict justices will strike down healthcare mandate