CLASS Act Repeal Should Be Taken Seriously
Should Americans be forced into mandatory participation in a government-run long-term care Ponzi scheme? Or is a taxpayer bailout of another congressional misadventure a better… Read More
Should Americans be forced into mandatory participation in a government-run long-term care Ponzi scheme? Or is a taxpayer bailout of another congressional misadventure a better… Read More
President Barack Obama has repeatedly said, “If you like your health plan, you can keep it.” But is that true? Most likely not, if your… Read More
No demographic was more opposed to Obamacare’s passage and no group wants to see the law repealed more than America’s seniors. They know that Obamacare… Read More
Two new studies highlight the growing concern that the true cost for Obamacare is greater than originally anticipated. Last week, a new report from the… Read More
While Medicare held the spotlight for much of the debate over health care reform last year, the changes to the health care program for seniors… Read More
If at first you don’t succeed, change the message. That’s the lesson learned when it comes to the new trillion dollar health law passed this… Read More
As November approaches, Obamacare’s defenders are quite plainly desperate. They see public opinion solidly against them, and a devastating election fast approaching. Their latest gambit… Read More
The latest Democracy Corps poll, performed by Democratic pollsters Stan Greenberg, James Carville and Bob Shrum, shows that by a 64% – 29% margin, the… Read More
If you do a quick read of the Medicare Trustees Report, it would seem that Medicare’s finances have dramatically improved since last year. The 2010… Read More
And so we have finally arrived at the heart of the matter. In recent days, Peter Orszag, the now-former director of the Office of Management… Read More
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees today released their annual reports on the fiscal condition of the programs, and the situation for these programs is… Read More
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it is calling a “report” on the supposed improvements to Medicare passed as part… Read More
Yesterday on ABC’s This Week, host Christiane Amanpour asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA): “You are, by all accounts, one of the most — if not… Read More
The United States faces financial collapse due to out-of-control government spending, and entitlement programs have a lot to do with it. Washington has promised more… Read More
“Pay-for-performance” medicine has gained popularity in recent years, and Obamacare makes it a reality for Medicare enrollees. But that’s not necessarily a good thing. Pay-for-performance… Read More
Embarrassed. Ashamed. Failure. These words don’t typically describe an accomplished doctor, but Martha Boone doesn’t fit the mold. The Atlanta urologist is an outspoken critic of Obamacare,… 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
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
We’ve all heard it before — the age-old saying “Better late than never.” Well, get ready to hear it again, this time from Health and… Read More
The long-debated extenders bill failed to pass the Senate yesterday by a wide margin (45-52). That’s good new for taxpayers because the bill contained $48… 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
Last Thursday, the White House trumpeted Obamacare’s first step in closing the Medicare “donut hole.” Checks in the amount of $250 were sent to 80,000… 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
President Obama, joined by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is holding a televised Town Hall Meeting today on the benefits of his big health care law… Read More
Health care reform was supposed to lower health care spending while expanding access for the uninsured. Instead, though Obamacare will cost taxpayers trillions, it will… Read More
Congressional leaders have responded to the backlash against the original $174 billion cost of the “tax extenders” bill by reducing its cost by $47 billion…. Read More
The Obama administration continues to insist (see this post from White House budget director Peter Orszag) that the recently enacted health-care law will reduce the… Read More
Passage of Obamacare will have negative consequences for practically all Americans. However, it is the nation’s senior citizens who will get the short end of the… Read More
Doctors are becoming increasingly demoralized. And no wonder! They are losing control over their professional independence and the Washington lobbyists they hire to represent them… 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
