Forbes, February 13, 2015 Patients and payers have been anxiously awaiting approval of the first “biosimilar” medicines in the United States, hoping the new biologics will lower the cost of these often lifesaving treatments. But early statements from makers of the first of these drugs likely to reach the market indicate that the company expects to launch its biosimilar at parity with the … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner: First Biosimilar Poised For FDA Approval
Doug Badger: Approaching ObamaCare with Humility
The Hill, February 13, 2015 President Obama spoke frequently of humility during last week's prayer breakfast. Congressional Republicans could use a healthy measure of that virtue should the Supreme Court rule that ObamaCare subsidies are not available in the 37 states with federally facilitated exchanges. ObamaCare is the product of a yawning humility deficit. Its core conceit is that a … [Read more...] about Doug Badger: Approaching ObamaCare with Humility
Tom Miller and Grace-Marie Turner: What Happens To The ACA If The Petitioners In King v Burwell Win At The Supreme Court?
Forbes, February 12, 2015 One of the mechanisms through which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance is through tax subsidies provided to individuals to help offset the cost of health insurance. These subsidies are only available if people purchase highly-regulated and -mandated policies that are sold only through government-run insurance exchanges. The law’s … [Read more...] about Tom Miller and Grace-Marie Turner: What Happens To The ACA If The Petitioners In King v Burwell Win At The Supreme Court?
John Grimsley: How This New Regulation Will Drive Up Your Health Care Costs
The Daily Signal, February 10, 2015 America’s doctors, already struggling with the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory burdens, could face another round of red tape—which means higher costs for ordinary Americans. The new round of red tape is the government-mandated implementation of the International Classification of Diseases tenth revision (ICD-10). The new system, delayed last year, goes … [Read more...] about John Grimsley: How This New Regulation Will Drive Up Your Health Care Costs
If SCOTUS Rules Against ACA Subsidies
By Tom Miller & Grace-Marie Turner Tax subsidies are one of the mechanisms through which the Affordable Care Act expands access to health insurance. These subsidies are available only to those who purchase highly regulated policies through government-run exchanges, and are allocated on a monthly basis to insurance companies to offset the costs of premiums and sometimes out-of-pocket … [Read more...] about If SCOTUS Rules Against ACA Subsidies
Elisabeth Rosenthal: Insured, but Not Covered
The New York Times, February 8, 2015 When Karen Pineman of Manhattan received notice that her longtime health insurance policy didn’t comply with the Affordable Care Act’s requirements, she gamely set about shopping for a new policy through the public marketplace. After all, she’d supported President Obama and the act as a matter of principle. Ms. Pineman, who is self-employed, accepted that … [Read more...] about Elisabeth Rosenthal: Insured, but Not Covered
Not Just For Policy Wonks: Phil Klein’s ‘Overcoming ObamaCare’
By Grace-Marie Turner It takes a journalist to clear the fog about Republican health policy alternatives. (Yes, they do have alternative plans.) In his new book, Overcoming ObamaCare, Philip Klein, who is the commentary editor of the Washington Examiner, presents a timely and accessible review of the three primary approaches that Republican officials and policy analysts are offering. Klein … [Read more...] about Not Just For Policy Wonks: Phil Klein’s ‘Overcoming ObamaCare’
Robert Pear: White House Seeks to Limit Health Law’s Troubles
The New York Times, January 31, 2015 WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials and other supporters of the Affordable Care Act say they worry that the tax-filing season will generate new anger as uninsured consumers learn that they must pay tax penalties and as many people struggle with complex forms needed to justify tax credits they received in 2014 to pay for health insurance. The White … [Read more...] about Robert Pear: White House Seeks to Limit Health Law’s Troubles