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The big news last week in the health policy world was a study published by three Harvard economists, arguing that Medicaid expansions were “significantly associated with reduced mortality.” Their paper comes in the wake of dozens of clinical studies showing that Medicaid beneficiaries suffer from very poor health outcomes relative to those with private insurance, and in some cases fare worse than … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Economists Claim Medicaid’s Health Outcomes are Great. Or Do They?

The real “war on women” comes from President Obama’s signature health overhaul law.  It will  is an assault on women’s freedom that will drive up their health costs, deprive them of choices, and make it harder for them to find a doctor for their families. Higher cost of insurance and health care: The president promised that premiums would go down by $2,500 for a family by 2012, but they actually … [Read more...] about Why Obamacare is Wrong for Women

President Obama’s 2010 health reform law has been heralded by its supporters as strongly beneficial for young Americans. After all, the ACA decrees that all health insurance plans that offer any dependent coverage must offer coverage to enrollees’ “adult children” (the terminology used in the law) until age 26, even if the adult child no longer lives with his or her parents, is not a dependent on … [Read more...] about Scott Atlas: Where’s The Outrage From Young Americans About Obama’s Health Reforms?

The Obama administration’s assault on religious liberty is taking root as it begins implementing rules which require employers to pay for sterilization, contraception, and abortion-inducing drugs for their employees. Employers whose health plans didn’t get “grandfather” protection or are not otherwise exempt must cover “preventive health services” at no cost to their employees. The Obama … [Read more...] about HHS Mandate Hits Businesses

In NFIB v. Sebelius, handed down last month, the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) against several constitutional challenges. Constitutionalists — partisans of limited, constitutional government — now face a critical decision: Should they acquiesce in the Sebelius decision and move on to campaign against Obamacare exclusively on policy grounds? Or … [Read more...] about Eric R. Claeys: Sebelius and the Election

There are many problems with Obamacare. But the law’s cruelest feature is what it will do to low-income Americans who are already struggling. Study after study shows that patients on Medicaid have far worse health outcomes than those with private insurance. The largest study of this type, conducted by the University of Virginia on nearly 1 million patients, found that surgical patients on Medicaid … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: How Obamacare Harms the Poor

An Indiana-based medical equipment manufacturer says it's scrapping plans to open five new plants in the coming years because of a looming tax tied to President Obama's health care overhaul law. Cook Medical claims the tax on medical devices, set to take effect next year, will cost the company roughly $20 million a year, cutting into money that would otherwise go toward expanding into new … [Read more...] about Fox News: Indiana company scraps plans for expansion over ObamaCare device tax