For three years, an incredibly nerdy—but consequential—debate has raged among health policy researchers regarding Medicaid, America’s government-run health-care program for the poor. Piles of studies have shown that people on Medicaid have health outcomes that are no better, and often worse, than those with no insurance at all. But supporters of Obamacare were cheered in 2011 when a lone study, … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Oregon Study: Medicaid ‘Had No Significant Effect’ On Health Outcomes vs. Being Uninsured
Archives for May 2013
IBD: Just how ignorant is Obama about ObamaCare?
Investor's Business Daily editorial At his press conference this week, President Obama tried to reassure Americans about ObamaCare. Instead, he displayed either an incredible lack of understanding about his own law, or something far worse. Asked about increasing Democratic concern over what Sen. Max Baucus called a looming ObamaCare "train wreck," Obama claimed that it's all much ado about … [Read more...] about IBD: Just how ignorant is Obama about ObamaCare?
Why States Should Not Expand Medicaid
By Grace-Marie Turner and Avik Roy States are being strongly pressured to expand Medicaid to families earning up to $30,000 a year, as the Affordable Care Act allows. While several high-profile governors have agreed to expand this broken program, many others governors and state legislators are cautious. They are correct to be concerned. They don’t want to deny people access to health care. … [Read more...] about Why States Should Not Expand Medicaid