Scott Gottlieb reviews Eric Topol's book on how medical innovation will coalesce to change clinical practice and what the coming changes mean for today's policy debates. Read more at AEI... … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb in The Wall Street Journal: Digital doctoring
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Be prepared for today’s House vote on CLASS
The CLASS Act was doomed before it began when Sen. Kent Conrad, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, called the new government entitlement program for long-term care payments “a Ponzi scheme of the first order, the kind of thing Bernie Madoff would be proud of.” We offer below several of our contributions from this week to educate the debate as the House prepares to vote today … [Read more...] about Be prepared for today’s House vote on CLASS
A Radical Restructuring of Health Insurance
One of the most fervent promises President Obama made to the American people before passage of the health overhaul law was “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.” But, even before the law fully takes effect, millions of people are losing “the coverage they have now,” and tens of millions … [Read more...] about A Radical Restructuring of Health Insurance
ObamaCare As Unpopular As Ever But Administration Charges Ahead
The latest tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that ObamaCare remains as unpopular as ever. Americans overwhelmingly object to the individual mandate -- most because they believe it is an over-reach of government powers and also because they believe the mandated insurance will be too expensive. A majority also thinks the Supreme Court should rule the mandate … [Read more...] about ObamaCare As Unpopular As Ever But Administration Charges Ahead
Religious liberty: The latest target of ObamaCare
The Obama administration announced today it will wait for a year (coincidentally until after the elections) before requiring religious organizations to comply with an ObamaCare mandate that they provide coverage for contraception -- including controversial drugs that can abort an early pregnancy. This is an outrage. This all started with a decision by the Obama administration last summer listing … [Read more...] about Religious liberty: The latest target of ObamaCare
We Have a Launch!
Announcing our new website and our annual request for support... This is the year that counts! The coming months will determine the future of health care in America. In the Congress, in the courts, and at the ballot boxes, what happens this year will determine the future of freedom in our health sector -- and our country. Former Attorney General Ed Meese said recently that the coming Supreme … [Read more...] about We Have a Launch!
Boy, 7, has cancer operation in Germany because of NHS bed shortage
Nottingham, England -- A mother has flown her seven-year-old son to Germany for life-saving cancer treatment after two NHS hospitals delayed surgery because of a lack of beds. Sam Knighton has spent £10,000 on taking her son Zac abroad for treatment for neuroblastoma, a form of cancer of the nerve tissue found in young children. He will undergo surgery tomorrow at University Hospital … [Read more...] about Boy, 7, has cancer operation in Germany because of NHS bed shortage
NHS Reforms: BMA Chief Dr Mark Porter Claims Patients ‘At Risk’
The new leader of Britain's doctors has told The Guardian that the health of NHS patients is being put at risk because they are being denied access to operations and drugs. Dr Mark Porter, the British Medical Association's recently elected chair of council, said the rationing of some treatments meant the NHS could no longer be considered a"comprehensive service". The BMA chairman said that … [Read more...] about NHS Reforms: BMA Chief Dr Mark Porter Claims Patients ‘At Risk’