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Although National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius finally decided the most contested constitutional questions raised by the Affordable Care Act—the constitutionality of the individual responsibility requirement and of the Medicaid expansions—it by no means put an end to ACA litigation. In the wake of the June 28, 2012 decision, the courts continue to decide ACA cases and new cases … [Read more...] about Timothy Jost: The March Of Affordable Care Act Litigation Goes On

Our briefing in Tampa was a big success, with surprising agreement from our speakers that we CAN have a bi-partisan conversation on health reform. Three leading physician-legislators in the House of Representatives -– Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, Rep. Michael Burgess, chair of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, and Rep. Phil Gingrey, co-chair of the GOP Doctors … [Read more...] about A Bipartisan Conversation on Health Reform

President Obama's health care reform law, which expands preventative care and lets young people remain on their parents' health insurance plans well into their 20s, is a central part of his election year pitch to college students. And perhaps nowhere are students more critical to the president's re-election chances than in North Carolina, a state jam-packed with colleges and universities that … [Read more...] about Peter Hamby: In North Carolina, student insurance costs rise under Obamacare

The United States and Switzerland don’t appear to have much in common. But some observers are predicting that Obamacare will prove the most popular Swiss import since the Matterhorn hit Disneyland. President Obama’s healthcare reform package shares some elements of Switzerland’s system, Santésuisse. And it’s tempting to see Switzerland as worthy of imitation — what with its 99 percent coverage … [Read more...] about Sally Pipes: Obamacare Adapts The Worst Of Swisscare, Rejects The Best

The Left is on defense over Medicare and the deep cuts and rationing ObamaCare will bring.  New York Times columnist Paul Krugman fires away with a blast of inaccuracies targeted at VP nominee Paul Ryan. Yuval Levin takes the points one by one and demolishes Krugman's charges: First we can treat in passing some points Krugman himself just makes in passing. He starts by restating some of the now … [Read more...] about The Left is on Defense on Medicare

A bipartisan approach to health reform is possible, several speakers said here Tuesday at a forum sponsored by the Galen Institute, a conservative think tank. "The American people know there are real problems in our health sector that need to be fixed, and that really can have bipartisan solutions," said Institute founder and president Grace-Marie Turner. Turner moderated the forum, which … [Read more...] about Joyce Frieden: Health Reform Consensus Seen Possible