The Difference Between a Courageous Budget and a Dangerous One
Despite all the talk of “austerity,” little has been done to stem the tide of the United States’ ever growing debt. The little that has… Read More
Medicare at Risk: Visualizing the Need for Reform
Medicare at Risk: Visualizing the Need for Reform View more presentations from The Heritage Foundation Heritage’s new chart series, “Medicare at Risk: Visualizing the Need… Read More
HSAs Could Bring Health Costs Down; Too Bad Obamacare Destroys Them
Consumer-directed health plans have become increasing popular because of their ability to save consumers money. Breaking research published by Health Affairs shows that if consumer-directed… Read More
Protect America: Address the Entitlement Problem Now
“Provide for common defense” is a core constitutional obligation of the federal government. Yet entitlement spending is putting unsustainable pressure on the defense budget. In… Read More
Side Effects: Employees Lose Insurance and Taxpayers get the Bill Under Obamacare
The House Ways and Means Committee just released a report that shows that the most successful companies would save billions of dollars if they stopped… Read More
Medicare Reform: Premium Support Is Bipartisan
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing last Friday to discuss the bipartisan effort behind competing premium support plans. These plans… Read More
Medicare: Admitting You Have a (Structural) Problem Is the First Step
A new study by the Urban Institute reconfirms a vital fact: Medicare’s massive increase in enrollment, largely attributable to retiring baby boomers, is driving its… Read More
Chart of the Week: Entitlement Spending Will Nearly Double by 2050
President Obama has called Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget “an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country,” but as this week’s chart illustrates, if… Read More
Federal Budget in Pictures Shows Medicare’s Path to Crisis
The Medicare trustees report, released this week, reinforced the urgent need to reform the federal health insurance program for seniors. Medicare is on an unsustainable… Read More
What Young Americans Should Really Fear
Over the past week, President Obama has been on the road making an appeal to young Americans, offering a sales pitch on lower interest rates… Read More
Medicare Trustees to America: A Bleak Future Without Real Reform
On September 8, 2011—well after the enactment of Obamacare—President Obama told Congress: “Millions of Americans rely on Medicare in their retirement. And millions more will… Read More
Premium Support Proposals: Key Elements and a Comparison
A new poll by Reason-Rupe shows that Americans support the structural reform of a premium support model for Medicare. The current Medicare program has made… Read More
Chart of the Week: The Tax Burden on American Households
Americans who are scrambling to pay their taxes by Tuesday’s deadline are in store for more depressing news: The tax burden on American families has… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obamacare’s Bundle of Budget Gimmicks
President Obama has touted reports from the Congressional Budget Office claiming his health care law would actually decrease the deficit. But due to a bundle… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obamacare’s 17 New Taxes
Americans who feel overtaxed already are in store for a shocker: Obamacare will add 17 new taxes or penalties for a whopping cost of $502… Read More
The 10 Terrible Provisions of Obamacare You May Not Have Heard Of
Obamacare includes such a variety and volume of negative policies that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Here is a list of 10… Read More
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Medicare Rationing and Obama’s Unelected Board of Bureaucrats
Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee moved legislation forward that would repeal one of the most intrusive and unpopular parts of… Read More
Point-By-Point: The Case Against Obamacare
Two years ago, Congress and President Obama rushed to pass the enormous 2,700-page health care law that most didn’t even have time to read. As… Read More
IPAB Spells Gloom And Doom For Medicare
Tomorrow, the Energy and Commerce Committee will mark up legislation to repeal Obamacare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). IPAB is a dangerous mechanism that puts… Read More
Obamacare’s Top 5 Broken Promises
Talking about his health care law, President Obama has said, “If you misrepresent what’s in this plan, we will call you out.” In keeping with… Read More
Medicare Needs the Life Support of Premium Support
Medicare reform is coming soon; it has to if the program is going to survive. As budget expert J. D. Foster writes, “Medicare reform is… Read More
Building a Better Medicare Program: The Burr–Coburn Proposal
Senators Richard Burr (R–NC) and Tom Coburn (R–OK) have just unveiled a bold Medicare reform proposal based on the free-market forces of choice and competition…. Read More
The “Doc Fix” Dilemma Calls for Immediate Medicare Reforms
Once again, Congress is scrambling to stop a scheduled 27 percent payment cut to physicians who serve Medicare patients. This frequent exercise serves as a perfect… Read More
Morning Bell: Dependence on Government Highest in History
When John F. Kennedy was President, just over a quarter of federal spending went to fund programs paying for some 21.7 million Americans to be… Read More
Obamacare Ends Medicare (As We Know It)
As budget season approaches, premium support is gaining traction as the only viable option to save Medicare. In a recent Politico article, House Minority Whip… Read More
Federal Spending on Health Care Doubles in the Next Decade
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook for years 2012 to 2022 yesterday, and as Heritage’s Patrick Knudsen shows, the numbers… Read More
PODCAST: How Obamacare Will Change the Face of Medicare
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, expert Bob Moffit discusses how Obamacare ends Medicare as we know it. Click here to listen. How does the… Read More
VIDEO: Seniors & Providers Dread Obamacare Changes
Medicare patient Ann Lorenz has relied on the advice and recommendations of her neurologist, Dr. Jeffrey English, since she was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease… Read More
What CBO Says About Raising Eligibility Ages for Medicare, Social Security
Dark clouds hover over the nation’s finances and threaten a perfect storm of massive debt and crushing taxation unless Congress starts acting—soon. Washington must demonstrate… Read More
Republican Presidential Candidates Embrace Medicare Premium Support
Earlier this week in New Hampshire, Republican presidential candidates touted the benefits of a Medicare premium support system — the approach to entitlement reform embraced… Read More
