Tempers flared this week in Washington's sweltering July heat over the looming government default and the hot debates over one of the scariest parts of ObamaCare -- the powerful, unelected, 15-member Medicare payment board. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan asked Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to testify on Tuesday about the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and he challenged her to … [Read more...] about Sebelius in the Hot Seat over IPAB
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ObamaCare a Factor in Bleak Jobs Report
Creation of new jobs has hit a wall, with employers creating just 18,000 jobs last month and sending the unemployment rate to 9.2%. The numbers would have been even worse had so many Americans not simply given up hope looking for work. I talked about this on FOX News this morning in the context of health care, of course. Here is the clip: In every meeting, speech, and media … [Read more...] about ObamaCare a Factor in Bleak Jobs Report
ObamaCare Decision Invites Supremes to Limit Federal Power
The 6th Circuit was the first of several appeals courts to rule on the validity of ObamaCare's individual mandate, and conservatives are disappointed about Wednesday's 2-1 decision upholding the law. They shouldn't be. A careful reading of the entire 64-page document shows the swing judge appears to be inviting the U.S. Supreme Court to use the case to finally put the brakes on the seemingly … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Decision Invites Supremes to Limit Federal Power
Going to Prison to Get Health Care?
The story about bank robber Richard James Verone caught our attention this week. The North Carolinian thought he had the perfect solution to his medical woes when he decided to rob a bank, get caught, and go to prison where he could get the health care he needs. The story was all over the news as liberals decried how awful the U.S. system is because it forced this otherwise law-abiding citizen to … [Read more...] about Going to Prison to Get Health Care?
Beware the Cost of ObamaCare
From the cost to taxpayers, to the loss of job-based coverage -- and jobs! -- to the devastating impact on innovation, ObamaCare already is leaving a wake of wreckage as it barrels toward implementation in 2014. Let's start with its terribly misguided approach to containing Medicare costs in the law -- the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). At noon today, I will be on Capitol Hill … [Read more...] about Beware the Cost of ObamaCare
Hundreds of operations face axe to save £55m Concern as operations face axe
The country’s largest health board, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), proposes cutting back on “low health-gain” treatments and tests as it grapples with a £55 million deficit, sparking fears about a postcode lottery for patients. The removal of tonsils, varicose veins and “minor” lumps are among the procedures it wants to scale back to save money. But patients groups expressed grave … [Read more...] about Hundreds of operations face axe to save £55m Concern as operations face axe
No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance
In The Wall Street Journal, Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute notes that extrapolating from a new study by McKinsey, as many as 78 million Americans could lose employer health coverage. No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance By Grace-Marie Turner ObamaCare will lead to a dramatic decline in employer-provided health insurance -- with as many as 78 million Americans forced to find … [Read more...] about No, You Can't Keep Your Health Insurance
States, Washington Must Plan Now For Real Reform
There are real problems in the health sector that must be fixed -- more now than ever because of the damage already wrought by ObamaCare -- and we need to be ready to move forward. Our vitally important job over the next 18 months is to help the American people understand the massive changes that are coming from ObamaCare and build the case for the right reform. With Medicare, moving to a … [Read more...] about States, Washington Must Plan Now For Real Reform