In its efforts to expand access to health insurance, Congress is planning to add millions more people to Medicaid -- already the largest health plan in the country. The government has controlled Medicaid for nearly 45 years, and the program has enormous problems with cost, quality, and access. Rather than expanding Medicaid, Congress should start by reforming it -- now.According to … [Read more...] about Here’s An Idea: Why Not Reform Medicaid First?
Proposal Reflects the More Targeted Approach the Public Wants
For more information, please contact:Jeff Lungren, Communications Director(703) 299-9207 or jeff@galen.org ALEXANDRIA, VA. November 3, 2009 – Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner issued the following statement about the House Republican health care plan released earlier today: “The proposal is on the right track because it reflects the more targeted approach … [Read more...] about Proposal Reflects the More Targeted Approach the Public Wants
Proposal Reflects the More Targeted Approach the Public Wants
For more information, please contact:Jeff Lungren, Communications Director(703) 299-9207 or jeff@galen.org ALEXANDRIA, VA. November 3, 2009 – Galen Institute President Grace-Marie Turner issued the following statement about the House Republican health care plan released earlier today: “The proposal is on the right track because it reflects the more targeted approach … [Read more...] about Proposal Reflects the More Targeted Approach the Public Wants
Biggest Loser of 'Reform': Small Biz
Small businesses have the highest hopes for health reform, but they'd be big losers under the bills Con gress is debating.For more than 20 years, small-business owners have listed health costs as their No. 1 concern. But leading "reform" bills would make things worse -- ballooning expenses for firms that now offer insurance and slamming companies that can't afford the benefit.The … [Read more...] about Biggest Loser of 'Reform': Small Biz
Biggest Loser of ‘Reform’: Small Biz
Small businesses have the highest hopes for health reform, but they'd be big losers under the bills Con gress is debating.For more than 20 years, small-business owners have listed health costs as their No. 1 concern. But leading "reform" bills would make things worse -- ballooning expenses for firms that now offer insurance and slamming companies that can't afford the benefit.The … [Read more...] about Biggest Loser of ‘Reform’: Small Biz
Breaking Promises
How can President Obama possibly endorse the bill that Speaker Pelosi unveiled to such great fanfare on Thursday? The House bill breaks major promises he has made to the American people about his goals for health reform. To name just a few: Cost: The president has assured us that health reform would lower health costs. But the House bill would bend the federal cost curve UP, not down, according … [Read more...] about Breaking Promises
Can Obamacare Be Stopped?
Whether or not Congress passes health-reform legislation depends largely upon whether policymakers in Washington start listening to the American people. If they do, they could pass reasonable, targeted reforms. But that is not the track this Congress and the White House are on now. A poll released last week by the Galen Institute shows the public is overwhelmingly opposed to critical … [Read more...] about Can Obamacare Be Stopped?
Can Obamacare Be Stopped?
Whether or not Congress passes health-reform legislation depends largely upon whether policymakers in Washington start listening to the American people. If they do, they could pass reasonable, targeted reforms. But that is not the track this Congress and the White House are on now. A poll released last week by the Galen Institute shows the public is overwhelmingly opposed to critical … [Read more...] about Can Obamacare Be Stopped?