Galen's Grace-Marie Turner appeared on Varney & Co. to talk about employers offering workers more control over their health benefits through defined contributions. … [Read more...] about The ‘Next Big Thing’ in Health Benefits?
Jim Capretta: A Fantasy-Based Case for Obamacare
It’s not surprising that the New York Times snapped up an opinion piece entitled “The Conservative Case for Obamacare,” by my American Enterprise Institute colleague J. D. Kleinke. Finally, a truth-teller! But what is surprising is the obvious superficiality of Kleinke’s arguments. He either doesn’t understand Obamacare and the conservative case against it, or has willfully distorted his … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: A Fantasy-Based Case for Obamacare
The Commonwealth Fund Makes It Up, Again
The liberal Commonwealth Fund is at it again, releasing today a new study, “Health Care in the 2012 Presidential Election: How the Obama and Romney Plans Stack Up.” But the “study” is, in a word, nonsense. The crucial sentence in the publication is this one: “Because Romney has not yet fleshed out the details of [his health reform] proposals, a set of assumptions was made.” That is a … [Read more...] about The Commonwealth Fund Makes It Up, Again
Jim Capretta: The candidates’ positions on Medicare Advantage
President Obama and his allies continue to repeat attacks on Gov. Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep. Paul Ryan that were long ago discredited as completely false. That Republicans want to “end Medicare as we know it” is a popular line from the Democrats, but there’s nothing in the Romney-Ryan plan that ends Medicare as anyone has known it. Indeed, the whole point of the Romney-Ryan reform is to … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: The candidates’ positions on Medicare Advantage
How ObamaCare Could Harm the 47%
Many of “the 47%” Mitt Romney says “believe the government has a responsibility to care for” will find that ObamaCare’s first and deepest impact will be on those who need health security the most – those who are poorer, sicker, and older. This may come as a surprise since Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed at the Democratic convention that “no matter who you are, what stage of life … [Read more...] about How ObamaCare Could Harm the 47%
Boos Subside as Ryan Explains the Truth
The headlines shouted “Ryan Booed!” after Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan dared to enter the lion’s den of the AARP on Friday to talk about Medicare. But that was near the beginning of his talk. What wasn’t widely reported is that the boos subsided and the applause increased as he explained how Obamacare harms Medicare and how the Romney/Ryan plan would save it. “We respect … [Read more...] about Boos Subside as Ryan Explains the Truth
Jeffrey Anderson: The Obamacare Bowl
Have you ever watched a football game in which a team runs the ball seemingly at will and wins in a rout? And then, in a rematch, that same team for no good reason throws the ball repeatedly, with little success? Meet Team Republican. In 2010, it ran Obamacare down the Democrats’ throats. The GOP won, 63-0. Now, in the rematch, the Republicans have changed strategy. Confident in their ability to … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Anderson: The Obamacare Bowl
Avik Roy: Jonathan Gruber’s New ‘Analysis’ of Obamacare and Romney’s Health-Reform Plan
Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist and Obama health-reform adviser, has been featured on these pages for, among other things, boldly predicting in 2010 that Obamacare would “for sure” reduce insurance premiums, while subsequently telling state governments that Obamacare would increasepremiums by as much as 30 percent. Apparently, however, that analytical foul-up has left Prof. Gruber unbowed. This … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Jonathan Gruber’s New ‘Analysis’ of Obamacare and Romney’s Health-Reform Plan