Galen Institute

There was absolutely nothing new in President Obama’s much-heralded speech Wednesday. No game-changing ideas. No genuine efforts at bipartisanship. No change in his determination to impose government control over our health sector for decades to come.Worse, the president repeated the arguments he’s been using for a year, which have been proven wrong by numerous independent … [Read more...] about Obama's Prescription for Health Reform More of the Same

The health reform debate can be bewildering, with thousands of pages of legislation and mind-numbing complexity of parliamentary procedures. But none of that matters now.The Congress is just one vote away from passing legislation that would put one sixth of our economy under permanent government control.How can that be when this legislation is so overwhelmingly disapproved by the American … [Read more...] about The End Game

Let's get to the heart of the debate: First, set aside the extraordinary complexity of thousands of pages of health-reform legislation. Next, throw out the labyrinth of impossible details about the Senate reconciliation process. Not important.Only one thing really matters. And that is convincing the House to pass the Senate bill. Everything else is a side show at best.White House Press … [Read more...] about The End Game for Obamacare

There was absolutely nothing new in President Obama’s much-heralded speech Wednesday. No game-changing ideas. No genuine efforts at bipartisanship. No change in his determination to impose government control over our health sector for decades to come.Worse, the president repeated the arguments he’s been using for a year, which have been proven wrong by numerous independent studies. … [Read more...] about Obama’s Prescription for Health Reform More of the Same

Newsweek’s Howard Fineman writes, in his latest column, about the hospital care he received for a severe bout of food poisoning during his recent trip to Argentina. His conclusion, after covering health reform in the United States for a year, is that the health-reform debate here needs to be about cost.Yes, cost. And quality. And access.Fineman was treated in a private hospital in the … [Read more...] about A Far Cry From Argentina

The president’s determination to enact his collectivist health-reform agenda at any political cost despite overwhelming public opposition is unprecedented in modern times.Today, Mr. Obama is expected to say he will not heed the will of three-quarters of the American people who either want Congress to stop work on health reform altogether or start over, and will instead tell Congress to … [Read more...] about Doubling Down

Newsweek’s Howard Fineman writes, in his latest column, about the hospital care he received for a severe bout of food poisoning during his recent trip to Argentina. His conclusion, after covering health reform in the United States for a year, is that the health-reform debate here needs to be about cost.Yes, cost. And quality. And access.Fineman was treated in a private hospital in the resort … [Read more...] about A Far Cry From Argentina