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More Junk Science 

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 17, 2022.

The strategy of the left is quite transparent in building the case for government-run health care.  They take advantage of every opportunity to drag more and more people into government programs.   But they also produce targeted studies to attempt to besmirch patient-centered, free-market options. AEI Senior Fellow Tom Miller writes about another case in point: … [Read more...] about More Junk Science 

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

How Washington makes it worse

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 10, 2022.

Many of the problems in our health sector result from misguided, even if well-intended, laws that lead to mountains of rules and regulations that distort a functional health sector.  Washington forces doctors, hospitals, and others to follow its dictates rather than respond to the needs of the American people for quality, affordable care and coverage.   Case in point: Senate … [Read more...] about How Washington makes it worse

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Fighting the Illegal Family Glitch Fix

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 8, 2022.

I wrote in my newsletter on Friday about the Biden administration’s attempt to further expand Obamacare through an illegal regulatory action to try to “fix” the “family glitch.”   Galen and Heritage Senior Fellow Doug Badger took the lead in writing a comment letter opposing the rule, with feedback and help from Paragon President Brian Blase. We submitted the … [Read more...] about Fighting the Illegal Family Glitch Fix

Filed Under: Brian Blase, Doug Badger, Grace-Marie Turner, Health Insurance, ObamaCare

Two bad ideas

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on June 3, 2022.

The Biden administration is aggressively pushing to expand government-controlled health coverage on two fronts.  While we continue to develop and refine ideas that advance freedom and patient choice, we must warn policymakers of the dangers of further expansion of taxpayer-financed, deficit-expanding entitlement programs, especially: ACA Tax Credits: As part of a COVID relief package … [Read more...] about Two bad ideas

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Call for a vote, Mr. Chairman!”

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on May 13, 2022.

Another day, another testimony on Medicare for All—this time before a hearing chaired by its most passionate advocate, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Prof. Chuck Blahous of George Mason University’s Mercatus Center and I were called by Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee as witnesses to explain the serious problems with his legislation to put the federal government in total control of our health … [Read more...] about Call for a vote, Mr. Chairman!”

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Taking on Bernie Sanders

POSTED BY Galen Institute on May 13, 2022.

Grace-Marie Turner testified before the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday, May 12, 2022, during a hearing on Medicare for All. … [Read more...] about Taking on Bernie Sanders

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Medicare

Things are Looking Up

POSTED BY Grace-Marie Turner on May 6, 2022.

The ground is shifting in the health policy debate, my friends.  For most of the 25 years I have been working on this issue at the Galen Institute, the key issue has been coverage…coverage…coverage, with growing cries for Medicare for All and universal coverage. But now that virtually all Americans have access to coverage, even if they aren’t signed up, concerns are shifting … [Read more...] about Things are Looking Up

Filed Under: Grace-Marie Turner, Newsletter

Learn to Live with It!

POSTED BY Galen Institute on April 18, 2022.

Clinging to emergency powers won’t stop the spread of COVIDby Doug Badger and Kevin Dayaratna |The Philadelphia Inquirer | April 17, 2022 Starting today, Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate. In so doing, the city is failing to adapt policy to the changing nature of the COVID public health challenge, Doug Badger and Kevin Dayaratna write in an op-ed for The … [Read more...] about Learn to Live with It!

Filed Under: Doug Badger, Published

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