Amid the avalanche of news this week, the Supreme Court lit up the hottest issue in the 2020 campaign when it announced it will hear a third challenge to the Affordable Care Act. After Congress voted to zero out the individual mandate’s tax penalty in 2017, 20 states moved to challenge the law on the basis that the mandate no longer is a tax—undoing the key argument that Chief Justice … [Read more...] about Health Reform Must Energize State Engagement
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Grace-Marie frequently contributes articles to Forbes.com as an expert in Healthcare Policy.
Preparedness
While government officials should be focused only on containing the coronavirus outbreak, Americans fears unfortunately are being fueled by political posturing. Key officials throughout the government have been working 24/7 for more than a month on virus containment and protection. Yet Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the administration’s response “too late” and “anemic.” And we … [Read more...] about Preparedness
The “De-Growth” Movement
Economic growth has lifted billions of people across the globe out of poverty, giving countless millions a path to prosperity. The impact is truly immeasurable in the innovation, productivity, and human well-being it produces. But along comes an article in The New Yorker explaining that some on the Left want to stop all that. They are “giving birth to the … [Read more...] about The “De-Growth” Movement
A Better Solution to Surprise Medical Billing
Congress is right to be concerned about the issue of surprise medical billing. It’s unfair to patients who play by the rules, go to their insurer’s in-network facility for care, and months later receive a bill from an out-of-network provider, sometimes costing patients thousands of dollars in unexpected medical bills. Surprise bills are especially unfair to patients in emergency … [Read more...] about A Better Solution to Surprise Medical Billing
New Options For States
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
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.” 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 repealing the long-term care … [Read more...] about Obamacare’s Biggest Hits
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