Galen Institute

President Obama is campaigning hard on his promise to give women access to free oral contraceptives and surgical sterilization, benefits that are guaranteed under ObamaCare. But women should also know about all of the health services they stand to lose. ObamaCare empowers a host of new boards and committees to arbitrate over what insurance will pay for, and what remains uncovered. They’ll rule … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb: Obamacare vs. women

The Obama campaign released a plan today to explain what the president’s agenda would be for a second term, but it’s little more than a glossy brochure that papers over the administration’s failed policies. For example, the health section is entitled: “Putting YOU in Charge of Your Health Care.” One wonders how the president plans to put you in charge of your health care when ObamaCare creates … [Read more...] about Pro Patient Minute: New Obama 'agenda' obscures ObamaCare’s failures

President Obama likes to say his campaign is about building up the middle class, but his signature initiative in office — ObamaCare — will pile thousands of dollars in new taxes and higher health costs on top of America’s middle class. How so? Through redistribution, of course. The president has made no secret of his fondness for using the government’s tax and spending powers to spread our … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: ObamaCare’s Heavy Toll on Middle Class Americans

An important new documentary film explains why ObamaCare is so wrong for America and for people who value freedom. The whole film is available online. It's really worth your time to watch! "The Determinators: Whoever Pays Holds the Power to Decide" … [Read more...] about The Determinators: Whoever Pays Holds the Power to Decide

Going to the supermarket with my mother was always a test of patience. She would carefully examine the produce, looking for defects that only she could see to make sure that she found the best head of lettuce or bunch of carrots. If they were too expensive, she put them back. She was a careful shopper when it came to items that cost a few dollars. It is not very likely that she would be less … [Read more...] about The problem with Kaiser’s premium support study? Seniors are smarter than that—and so are health plans

Medicaid, America’s safety-net program for more than 62 million low-income uninsured Americans, is broken. It’s broken at the state level, where program costs are swamping state budgets. It’s broken for federal taxpayers, as Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse drain tens of billions of dollars from federal coffers every year. And, most important, it’s broken for the millions of families who can’t find … [Read more...] about Paul Howard and Russell Sykes: Medicaid Is Broken—Let the States Fix It

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops directly challenged a statement that Vice President Joe Biden made during the debate on Thursday night, insisting “it is not a fact,” as Biden claimed, that they are exempt from the anti-conscience HHS mandate. The HHS mandate will force Catholic institutions and other employers to provide free sterilization and contraception, including drugs that may cause … [Read more...] about Biden against the Bishops