The Left is on defense over Medicare and the deep cuts and rationing ObamaCare will bring. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman fires away with a blast of inaccuracies targeted at VP nominee Paul Ryan. Yuval Levin takes the points one by one and demolishes Krugman's charges: First we can treat in passing some points Krugman himself just makes in passing. He starts by restating some of the now … [Read more...] about The Left is on Defense on Medicare
A Transformative Moment
Listening to Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech in the convention hall last night evoked a similar transformative moment I witnessed in 1980 when Ronald Reagan reset the agenda for the Republican party. Then-candidate Reagan took his pledge to cut taxes by 30 percent across the board, and he gave the Republican party a new mission. Instead of being stuck as the “tax collectors for the welfare … [Read more...] about A Transformative Moment
Joyce Frieden: Health Reform Consensus Seen Possible
A bipartisan approach to health reform is possible, several speakers said here Tuesday at a forum sponsored by the Galen Institute, a conservative think tank. "The American people know there are real problems in our health sector that need to be fixed, and that really can have bipartisan solutions," said Institute founder and president Grace-Marie Turner. Turner moderated the forum, which … [Read more...] about Joyce Frieden: Health Reform Consensus Seen Possible
Horror: China’s chaotic health care drives patient attacks
Dr. Chen Yuna had just eaten her lunch and was seated at her desk updating patients' medical records when a masked man entered her office. He pulled out a dagger and stabbed her 28 times in her neck, chest, stomach and elsewhere. Then he left her to die in a pool of blood. He knew the hospital well enough to slip out easily: Before he became Chen's killer, the man had been her … [Read more...] about Horror: China’s chaotic health care drives patient attacks
Robert Pear: Despite Democrats’ Warnings, Private Medicare Plans Find Success
Even as President Obama accuses Mitt Romney and Representative Paul D. Ryan of trying to privatize and “voucherize” Medicare, his administration crows about the success of private health plans in delivering prescription drug benefits and other services to Medicare beneficiaries. More than a quarter of the 50 million beneficiaries receive coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans, mostly … [Read more...] about Robert Pear: Despite Democrats’ Warnings, Private Medicare Plans Find Success
More Obamacare Fiction
President Obama said during his weekly radio address Saturday that he wanted that he wanted to share “some actual facts” about “a lot of accusations and misinformation flying around” about Medicare. Let’s look at the “facts” that he highlights in his address: We’ve extended the life of Medicare by almost a decade. He “extends the life of Medicare” by paying Medicare providers less and less … [Read more...] about More Obamacare Fiction
Bipartisan Health Reform
The Galen Institute will host a briefing on Tuesday, August 28 at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. We have a terrific lineup of speakers to explore the question “Can we have a bipartisan conversation on health reform?” The Galen Institute believes it is important to demonstrate to political leaders there is bipartisan agreement on key policies. Both sides agree there are problems in … [Read more...] about Bipartisan Health Reform
Obamacare: Wrong for Women
The White House is making a special push to win women’s votes in November, among other things by proclaiming that Republicans are waging a “war on women.” But President Obama’s signature health-care overhaul is an assault on women’s freedom. It will drive up their health-care costs, deprive them of choices, and make it harder for them to find doctors for their families. Here are ten reasons why … [Read more...] about Obamacare: Wrong for Women