Galen Institute

In 16 appearances before the Supreme Court, Donald Verrilli has advocated for the rights of death row inmates and has successfully argued fine points of telecommunications law in cases with billions of dollars in the balance. Now as the Obama administration’s solicitor general, Verrilli faces what for any lawyer would be the challenge of a lifetime: persuading at least five Supreme Court … [Read more...] about Don Verrilli: Point man for Obama administration in health care battle at the Supreme Court

When Paul Clement stands in front of the Supreme Court’s nine justices to argue a case, the effect is akin to watching a game of speed chess, only speed chess contested on nine different boards against nine relentless players. Clement addresses all the boards at once. He’ll make a rhetorical move on one justice here, only to find another skeptical justice requiring attention over there — he has … [Read more...] about Michael Leahy: Esteemed lawyer Paul Clement’s next challenge is arguing against health-care law

The New York Times has an article this morning about a meeting that took place at the White House on Wednesday with representatives of at least 60 groups discussing activities to show their support for ObamaCare during the Supreme Court arguments March 26-28. A number of rallies and media events are planned by groups likely to include Families USA, the Service Employees International Union; the … [Read more...] about The White House is Mobilizing ObamaCare backers

The Obama administration’s top spokesperson on health care was unable to defend the president’s health overhaul law during a Senate hearing yesterday when she was confronted with the facts about a string of promises that already have been broken about law. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was clearly flummoxed by a series of fact-based questions asked by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) during a Senate … [Read more...] about Sebelius flummoxed about ObamaCare’s impact

The Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is premised on a belief that decisions about how we price the services offered by Medicare are simply too contentious to be adequately addressed by our political system. Politics, it’s argued, inevitably stymie our ability to make hard decisions to cut prices and reduce coverage of services. As a result, it becomes impossible to shrink the growth in … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb: IPAB: its impacts on Medicare, its beneficiaries, and healthcare providers