Galen Institute

Much of the political conversation in Washington these days concerns innovation, job creation and competitiveness. But talk is cheap, and elected officials must enact policies that enhance economic activity and job creation. The medical device industry is an example of Washington doing exactly the opposite. Medical device manufacturing is one of the nation's most dynamic and vibrant industries. … [Read more...] about Henry Miller: ObamaCare’s Killer Device Tax

All eyes are on the Supreme Court as the nation awaits its decision about ObamaCare, but progress in the health sector nonetheless marches on. These changes in the real world of health care are driven not by Washington’s laws, rules, and endless regulations but by companies, large and small, that are developing new ways to improve health care. The Galen Institute held a conference adjacent … [Read more...] about Incentives for Healthy Lifestyles

Are the House and Senate giving us a false choice for how to control health care costs in Massachusetts? Aren’t there other options? A few major themes have emerged from the two payment reform proposals and highlight the fact that they fail to align incentives for patients to be more involved in the purchase of their health insurance and their health care. For example, even with full … [Read more...] about Joshua Archambault: Red or Blue Pill for Payment Reform? Both Won’t Work

The Associated Press and others have reported on the latest “study” issued by Fidelity Investments on the supposed lifetime health-care costs for newly retired seniors. According to the Fidelity analysis, a couple turning age 65 in 2012 will face lifetime health-care costs of $240,000. That’s $10,000 more than the estimate provided by the company last year for such a hypothetical couple, and … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: Obamacare Hurts Seniors

President Obama promised that the brunt of any financial reckoning will fall mostly only on those making more than $250,000 annually. Under his healthcare plan, the economic agony starts at income levels that fall much lower than that. Middle class families take note. A family of four with an aggregate income of more than $88,000 annually or an individual earning around $44,000 could find … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb: The Obama Health Plan Will Squeeze the Middle Class

President Obama leads Mitt Romney among women — for now. That will change if voters focus on what the ObamaCare law does to their health care. Simply put, the president broke a host of promises about an issue of particular concern to female voters. Unless the law is entirely junked by the Supreme Court, it will drastically limit the choices of millions of Americans, while reducing the quality … [Read more...] about Sally Pipes: BamCare’s war on women

Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard. Steve Jobs and a friend built a computer in the California garage that became Apple’s birthplace. Bill Cook had no garage, so he launched Cook Medical in a spare bedroom in an apartment in this university town. Half a century ago, in flight from Chicago’s winters, he settled here and began … [Read more...] about George Will: Medical-device tax already hurting business