The political world changed in August 1996 when a Democratic president signed a welfare reform law that ended a federal entitlement to cash benefits created by the New Deal. President Bill Clinton’s decision to “end welfare as we know it” was a political anomaly much like Nixon going to China. Early in his first term, Clinton had launched an unsuccessful plan to enlarge the welfare state … [Read more...] about Allow Our ‘Laboratories Of Democracy’ To Help People Escape Poverty
House Repeal and Replace Bill Contains Important Conservative Reforms
Voting against “repeal” could be the death knell for Republicans in 2018 The American Health Care Act is taking fire from all sides, not the least from the circular firing squad conservatives have formed, threatening passage of the only piece of repeal and replace legislation that House leaders say will be presented to members for a vote this year. President Trump has made it clear to Congress … [Read more...] about House Repeal and Replace Bill Contains Important Conservative Reforms
Congress Prepares To Unveil Repeal With Replace Legislation
We will have, over the next few weeks, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get our health sector back on track, moving control over health care and coverage decisions to doctors, patients, and families. Congress has an extremely difficult task, with innumerable hurdles in repealing and replacing ObamaCare, but the train is nearly ready for boarding and the month-long journey is about to … [Read more...] about Congress Prepares To Unveil Repeal With Replace Legislation
Americans Experience Personally ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
Republicans and Democrats sparred during a hearing on Tuesday before the House Budget Committee on “The Failures of Obamacare: Harmful Effects and Broken Promises” (testimonies and video are here), showing the division between Democrats who continue to defend the law and Republicans who heard clearly the call of the electorate to repeal and replace it. Rep. Diane Black, R-TN, led the hearing … [Read more...] about Americans Experience Personally ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
Yes, Republicans Have a Plan for Health Reform
They aim to create a flexible, consumer-friendly system. Despite assertions to the contrary from the media and the left, Republicans do have a plan for health reform—but it will not be another 2,000-page behemoth attempting to re-engineer our health sector from the top down, with a conservative twist. Conservatives have seen from the failed experiment with Obamacare the hubris of believing … [Read more...] about Yes, Republicans Have a Plan for Health Reform
An ObamaCare Agenda For President-Elect Trump
Although it came late as a campaign issue, ObamaCare was on the ballot again on Tuesday. And it lost big. According to exit polls, 45% said they thought the law had gone too far. Only 18% said it was about right. That follows years of public opinion polls consistently showing approval of the law under water. Voters have opposed the law since before it passed. Former House Speaker Nancy … [Read more...] about An ObamaCare Agenda For President-Elect Trump
Middle-Income Americans Take The Biggest Hit With ObamaCare
The October Surprise really isn’t much of a surprise: We have been expecting to learn the magnitude of ObamaCare premiums increases just before Open Enrollment begins November 1—and just before Election day. But the size of the increases is a shock, averaging nearly 25% across 38 federal exchange states, and with some increases in triple digits. The highest AVERAGE premium increases are in … [Read more...] about Middle-Income Americans Take The Biggest Hit With ObamaCare
Private Physician Practice Takes Another Blow From A New 2,400-Page Government Rule
Just before former House Speaker John Boehner handed the gavel to Paul Ryan, he shepherded legislation that eliminated a despised Medicare payment formula under which physicians faced a 21.2% pay reduction. Congress could not allow the pay cut to take place and take the risk that physicians would turn away their Medicare patients. But the “Sustainable Growth Rate” payment policy for Medicare … [Read more...] about Private Physician Practice Takes Another Blow From A New 2,400-Page Government Rule