The public is pretty clear-eyed about the strain on NHS resources of a growing, ageing population. According to the BSAS 2011, 44% of us accept that growing demand on NHS services may lead to future rationing of treatments, and a resounding 80% believe that the NHS will eventually experience sufficient funding problems to have to omit certain treatments altogether. As we contemplate making … [Read more...] about The Guardian: The NHS needs people to be more responsible
The Examiner: Obamacare isn’t reducing health care costs
"To say it as plainly as I can," President Obama told the American Medical Association in 2009. "Health care reform is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. That is a fact." Considering that the explosive growth of Medicare and Medicaid spending are the driving forces behind our current deficits, Obama was dead right in that 2009 speech. But in 2010, … [Read more...] about The Examiner: Obamacare isn’t reducing health care costs
Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
By Grace-Marie Turner, Galen Institute and Robert Helms, Ph.D., American Enterprise Institute EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Helping the Most Vulnerable Medicaid’s historic and most important job is to take care of the nation’s most vulnerable and truly needy citizens. It was created in 1965 to finance care for certain lower-income Americans through a program that is jointly funded by the federal and … [Read more...] about Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
The Telegraph: NHS rationing ‘forcing patients to go private’
GPs believe the numbers of patients asking about paying for operations including cataract removal and joint replacements has increased markedly in the last year, according to a poll. Dr Clare Gerada, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said it was “incontrovertible” that increased NHS rationing was behind the increase in going private, a trend she described as “very sad”. The … [Read more...] about The Telegraph: NHS rationing ‘forcing patients to go private’
Reason-Rupe: Americans Favor Paul Ryan’s Medicare Reform Over President Obama’s
The September Reason-Rupe national telephone poll of 1,006 Americans finds Americans may actually prefer Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan over President Obama's when considering the costs and benefits of each plan. When respondents are read the likely benefits and costs of both Paul Ryan's and President Obama’s Medicare reforms, 61 percent of voters think out-of-pocket costs would … [Read more...] about Reason-Rupe: Americans Favor Paul Ryan’s Medicare Reform Over President Obama’s
John Merline: Health Premiums Up $3,000; Obama Vowed $2,500 Cu
During his first run for president, Barack Obama made one very specific promise to voters: He would cut health insurance premiums for families by $2,500, and do so in his first term. But it turns out that family premiums have increased by more than $3,000 since Obama's vow, according to the latest annual Kaiser Family Foundation employee health benefits survey. Premiums for employer-provided … [Read more...] about John Merline: Health Premiums Up $3,000; Obama Vowed $2,500 Cu
Galen Institute and American Enterprise Institute Winning Paper Featured at 2012 Better Government Competition Awards Ceremony
From the Pioneer Institute: Michael Barone, best-selling author and respected national political commentator, will deliver the keynote address, "Election 2012 and the American Experiment," at Pioneer Institute’s 2012 Better Government Competition Awards ceremony in Boston. This year's theme, Restoring Federalism, focused on devolving federal programs back to the states to bring about cost savings … [Read more...] about Galen Institute and American Enterprise Institute Winning Paper Featured at 2012 Better Government Competition Awards Ceremony
Tom Miller: Should the Affordable Care Act be repealed?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also known as “Obamacare” -- was unpopular, unwise, and unsustainable when first enacted in March 2010. Another two years of stumbling implementation and real-world analysis; amid fierce battles in the courts, on Capitol Hill and throughout the states, provided further evidence of the health law’s flaws. The law is too costly to finance, too difficult to administer, … [Read more...] about Tom Miller: Should the Affordable Care Act be repealed?