Grace-Marie Turner was interviewed on Point of View with host Dr. Merrill Matthews discussing the current debate over health policy provisions in the Manchin-Schumer reconciliation bill. … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner Interview on “Point of View”
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Fighting the Illegal Family Glitch Fix
I wrote in my newsletter on Friday about the Biden administration’s attempt to further expand Obamacare through an illegal regulatory action to try to “fix” the “family glitch.” Galen and Heritage Senior Fellow Doug Badger took the lead in writing a comment letter opposing the rule, with feedback and help from Paragon President Brian Blase. We submitted the … [Read more...] about Fighting the Illegal Family Glitch Fix
Pitfalls of Single-Payer
Grace-Marie Turner testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on March 29, 2022, during a hearing on “Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage.” The full testimony she submitted for the record. A five-minute summary of the testimony presented during the hearing. The YouTube recording of the four hearing: … [Read more...] about Pitfalls of Single-Payer
Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
Capitol Hill staffers are working around the clock to hammer into some twisted shape a spending bill that warring factions of the Democratic Party will support in their goal to transform America. The cradle-to-grave subsidies in the 2,448-page, $3.5 trillion spending bill that Democrats in Congress are crafting will create a welfare trap for millions more Americans, send inflation soaring, and … [Read more...] about Democrats’ Destructive Spending Spree Would Turn America Into a European Social Welfare State
A Disaster for Life-Saving Innovation
by Grace-Marie Turner | RealClear Health | The Biden administration has taken a bulldozer to intellectual property rights in announcing it will not protect COVID-19 creator companies, auspiciously to hasten access to vaccines in developing countries. Instead of pulling this political stunt, officials should listen to the companies that already are on track to provide near-universal access to their … [Read more...] about A Disaster for Life-Saving Innovation
On the Verge
The House is on the verge of ramming through its destructive and pork-laden $1.9 trillion relief bill, with Senate Democratic leaders eagerly awaiting its arrival next week. Galen Senior Fellows Brian Blase and Doug Badger have been prolific in helping policymakers see how regressive, wasteful, and destructive the ill-conceived health spending provisions in the bill are, as you have seen from … [Read more...] about On the Verge
Coalition Supports State Flexibility Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken steps to increase states’ ability to reform their individual and small group health insurance markets, and a coalition of health policy experts has provided comments supporting a proposed rule that would codify the agency’s more flexible guidance. Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act permits the secretaries of Health and Human … [Read more...] about Coalition Supports State Flexibility Rules
Health Care Choices 20/20
Americans have said for decades that health care and insurance cost too much and that they feel like cogs in our vast health care system with little control over choices and spending. And for too long, the “solutions” Washington has offered have led to fewer choices, more government control, and vastly more taxpayer spending that further fuels rising health costs. The Health Policy Consensus … [Read more...] about Health Care Choices 20/20