Washington is as polarized as ever, but there is one area of growing bipartisan consensus: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are coming together to oppose a controversial board created by last year's health car overhaul law.The Independent Payment Advisory Board was created to take difficult decisions about cutting Medicare spending out of the hands of legislators and give the powers to a panel … [Read more...] about Medicare-cutting panel should be blocked
Congress must act quickly to halt this power grab by unelected technocrats
There is no question that Medicare must be improved to provide better health benefits to seniors at lower costs. But Congress is abdicating its constitutional responsibility by giving a panel of 15 unelected technocrats the power to cut Medicare spending and make decisions which will only result in rationing of care. The Independent Payment Advisory Board was created as part of the new … [Read more...] about Congress must act quickly to halt this power grab by unelected technocrats
The Colorado Health Symposium’s Debate Over Repealing and Replacing the ACA
The Colorado Health Foundation sponsored a debate this past week as part of its annual symposium. The conference sold out, as it has many other years. GrantWatch Blog asked Grace-Marie Turner of the Galen Institute, a participant in the debate and a former journalist, to write a post containing her observations.Resolved: The Affordable Care Act should be repealed and new approaches to health care … [Read more...] about The Colorado Health Symposium’s Debate Over Repealing and Replacing the ACA
Clarity, Confidence, and Governing with a Vision
Charles Krauthammer's piece today is a must read to give much-needed clarity to the debt ceiling battles consuming Washington. He explains that the battles are a reflection of "the distinctive visions of the two parties -- social-democratic versus limited-government" and that these very different visions "have underlain every debate on every issue since Barack Obama's inauguration: the stimulus, … [Read more...] about Clarity, Confidence, and Governing with a Vision
A Health Spending Crisis
House Republicans will be blamed if a deal isn’t reached on the debt ceiling, and they will be held responsible for the fallout. The White House is looking for every opportunity to blame someone else for the miserable economy — including today’s economic numbers showing we are dangerously close to another recession.Speaker Boehner recognizes this risk more than anyone, and he is doing everything … [Read more...] about A Health Spending Crisis
Washington’s Rebate Tax Would Be Paid By Seniors
Leading congressional Democrats appear ready to impose a new tax on prescription drugs for seniors -- a tax that would increase Medicare drug plan premiums for some seniors by as much as 40 percent.Those lawmakers wouldn't describe their plan that way, of course, but that would be the effect of their proposal to require drug companies to pay Medicaid-style rebates to Medicare.Pharmaceutical … [Read more...] about Washington’s Rebate Tax Would Be Paid By Seniors
Where Are the Jobs? Gone to ObamaCare
Maybe not every one, but, from my conversations with business owners and entrepreneurs across the country, it is inescapable that ObamaCare is killing job creation and smothering the recovery. And now we have a study that shows the correlation: The Heritage Foundation's James Sherk compared job growth before and after the health overhaul law passed in March of 2010. Job creation has basically … [Read more...] about Where Are the Jobs? Gone to ObamaCare
Jobs Gone to Obamacare
The conclusion is inescapable that Obamacare is killing job creation and smothering the recovery, and now the Heritage Foundation’s James Sherk has produced a study that clearly shows the correlation.He compared job growth before and after the health overhaul law passed in March of 2010 and finds that it basically flatlined after the law was signed.Before Obamacare passed, the number of new jobs … [Read more...] about Jobs Gone to Obamacare