Deficit Reduction Isn’t Just a Matter of the Right Policy—Politics Matter, Too
At this point, Americans on every imaginable side of the deficit debate agree that federal spending is out of control. Something must be done—but the… Read More
At this point, Americans on every imaginable side of the deficit debate agree that federal spending is out of control. Something must be done—but the… Read More
State legislators and governors will face many challenges implementing the provisions of Obamacare. In a new Heritage Foundation study, Ed Haislmaier and I analyze the… Read More
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual long-term Budget Outlook, which provides a look at mandatory federal spending on health care after passage of… Read More
A June Health Affairs briefing on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) showed just how deep the chasm is between… Read More
The Senate voted 45-52 yesterday to oppose the $140 billion so-called “extenders bill” (HR 4213). The Hill is reporting that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) is… Read More
Late Saturday night President Barack Obama sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate urging them to approve a tax and spending… Read More
This week Congress, in its consideration of HR 4213 (American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010) is going to tap into taxpayers wallets… Read More
Testifying before the House Budget Committee today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke noted: Even after economic and financial conditions have returned to normal, however, in… Read More
In passing Obamacare, Congress has put the states in quite a pickle. To sharply expand health coverage, Obamacare flung wide the gates of Medicaid eligibility…. Read More
Remember how Obamacare was going to save big bucks and reduce wait time in emergency rooms? The idea was that millions of previously uninsured Americans… Read More
Asked how Montana has managed to squirrel away a $400 million surplus while 48 other states in the Union are all in the red, Gov…. Read More
The recently signed health-care legislation will have lasting consequences on health care in America. The massive two-piece package includes federal control of benefits, increased taxes,… Read More
Patience will be more than a virtue, under Obamacare. It’ll be a necessity. A recent article from ABC News outlines why Americans can expect longer… Read More
No one can criticize the Obamacare legislation for being too short. But even at 2K+ pages, the new law fails to address some major problems… Read More
The federal budget is on an unsustainable course with red ink as far as the eye can see, so it is especially important for Americans to understand spending, taxes, and debt.
The Heritage Foundation’s Budget Chart Book is a user-friendly way to learn about the federal budget in pictures.
In 2006, under former Governor Jeb Bush, Florida rolled out the most comprehensive Medicaid reform plan in the country. Studies from both The James Madison… Read More
The U.S. Senate is currently debating H.R. 4872, which amends the Obamacare bill passed by the House Sunday evening and signed into law by the… Read More
Another day, two new polls showing the American people are strongly against the health care plan President Barack Obama will sign into law today. According… Read More
The pending health care legislation would cover the uninsured mainly by dumping most of them into the federal/state Medicaid program. Not surprisingly, many states have… Read More
In their feverish effort to enact the Senate health bill, the House leadership recently released their 153 page bill to fix the underlying 2,409 page… Read More
As Congressional leaders continue to search for ways to pass the Senate health bill in the House later this week, Americans continue to be subjected… Read More
This week, the House is preparing to vote on the Senate-passed health care bill, which depends on a massive expansion of Medicaid to reduce the… Read More
Congressional liberals are working overtime. In case you missed it, hidden behind the non-stop news coverage of the health care debate, the Senate-passed extenders bill… Read More
Last Friday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the president’s 2011 budget submission to Congress. This report hasn’t gotten nearly the attention… Read More
Most everyone agrees that decreasing the number of the uninsured is an important goal of health care legislation. What is not agreed upon is the… Read More
Today marks the seventh year that we have published the Index of Dependence on Government. And, for seven years running, our Index shows growing dependence…. Read More
One of the best kept dirty little secrets of Obamacare is that over half of the health insurance expansion obtained by Americans through the bill… Read More
President Obama often says that bending the curve in health spending downward is one of the main objectives of his health care reform agenda. There… Read More
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) recently introduced the “Roadmap for America’s Future”, a plan to reduce federal spending, pay off the national debt, and ensure future… Read More
For the past several months, Washington has exhausted every possible method to pass a health care bill designed to increase government’s control over health care. … Read More
