Before joining the Trump Administration, Medicare and Medicaid administrator Seema Verma spent years battling the federal bureaucracy on behalf of states that were pleading for more flexibility in running their Medicaid programs. Yesterday in Washington, she announced a new program to give states greater flexibility in providing coverage to one segment of the Medicaid population—working-age, … [Read more...] about New Options For States
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Affirming and Celebrating Life
Many thousands of people gathered on the National Mall today for the 47th annual March for Life, joined—for the first time—by a sitting president. President Trump praised the “strong women, amazing faith leaders,” and tens of thousands of young people he called “the heart of the March for Life. It is your generation that is making America a pro-family, pro-life … [Read more...] about Affirming and Celebrating Life
Obamacare’s Biggest Hits
A few months after Obamacare was enacted, three of my colleagues and I began work on a book to explain, as the title says, “Why Obamacare Is Wrong For America.” Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America It was published exactly a year after the law was signed, and virtually everything we predicted then has happened (except where parts of the law were subsequently changed, such as … [Read more...] about Obamacare’s Biggest Hits
Ready for 2020
With Iran and impeachment dominating the news, health reform has moved to the sidelines. But health care remains by far the top issue for voters in 2020, so here are some articles I think are the most important and relevant going forward. Health Costs: Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, writes about health costs in his terrific … [Read more...] about Ready for 2020
More Hits And Misses For Obamacare
Between Congress and the Courts, Obamacare took more hits this week: The most despised part of the ACA—the moribund individual mandate—was declared unconstitutional in a 2-1 decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the judges left it to a lower court to sort out the complex task of deciding how much, if any, of the rest of the law should stand.Congress repealed for good three key … [Read more...] about More Hits And Misses For Obamacare