Health CareCommentary
Biden Proposes to Expand Obamacare
The American Recovery Act, the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion response to the COVID-19 pandemic, includes a $40 billion down payment on the president’s plan to “build… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The New Push to Expand Government’s Role in Health Care Won’t Work. Here’s How We Can Help Americans Instead.
The following is an open letter from 68 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the letter. Democrats in Congress… Read More
Health CareCommentary
5 Federal Health Care Actions for States to Expect in 2021
The ongoing response to COVID-19 underscores the importance of a strong partnership between the federal government and states. That partnership should also apply to broader… Read More
Health CareNews
Biden Restores Taxpayer-Funded Abortions, Expands Obamacare
President Joe Biden issued executive actions Thursday to direct U.S. tax dollars to promoting abortion here and abroad, and to expand Obamacare. The actions not… Read More
Health CareCommentary
My Encounter With Medicaid Is a Cautionary Tale About Biden’s Public Option
With Georgia’s special Senate runoff election results showing Republicans are going to lose their majority in the Senate, presumptive President-elect Joe Biden is likely to… Read More
Health CareCommentary
At 10 Years Old, the Affordable Care Act Is Aging Badly
Another open season has come and gone in which eligible Americans could choose from a narrow array of federally subsidized health care plans under the… Read More
PoliticsNews
7 Things to Know About Biden’s Radical Choice to Run HHS
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, with a record in that state office and Congress that conservatives consider extreme, is headed for a rocky confirmation battle… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Not Just Talk: How Congress Can Reduce Health Care Premiums and Improve Access to Care
If there’s one thing Americans agree on, it’s the need for change in our health care system. The pandemic has further exposed the need for… Read More
Health CareNews
Justices Hint That Obamacare May Survive Another Legal Challenge
Most of the Affordable Care Act appeared likely to survive yet another legal challenge as five justices indicated that they were not inclined to strike… Read More
PoliticsNews
7 Big Items on Biden’s White House Agenda
Amnesty for illegal immigrants, taxpayer funding for abortions, and a transition from using oil for energy were key to former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Biden’s Health Care Plans Would Spell End of Private Insurance
President Donald Trump’s key debating point on health policy is substantively correct: Former Vice President Joe Biden’s health proposal would progressively eliminate Americans’ private health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why the Left’s ‘Cure’ for Health Care Woes Is Far Worse Than the Malady
Health care in America is too bureaucratic, costly, and complex. Self-styled “progressive” politicians claim they have a “remedy” for that; namely, the creation of a new government-run health plan—sometimes called “single payer” or “Medicare… Read More
Health CareNews
Trump Says His Order Covers Preexisting Conditions, Surprise Medical Billings
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at protecting Americans with preexisting health conditions, after delivering remarks on his administration’s health care vision… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What’s Needed for Health Care Reform: Personalized Care That Puts You and Your Doctor in Charge
The following is an open letter to the American people from 81 leaders participating in the Health Policy Consensus Group. The full list of signatories follows the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
‘Medicare for All’ Is Still a Threat
Noticeably absent from the Democrats’ latest policy platform: any mention of “Medicare for All.” But don’t be fooled. Efforts to push government-run health care are still a… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obamacare 2.0 Bill Would Be a Windfall, but Pyrrhic Victory, for Insurance Lobby
In December 2013, 11.8 million Americans had individual health insurance coverage. The federal government provided no subsidies for that coverage. Six years later, in December… Read More
Health Care Analysis
A Decade After Obamacare Became Law, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Is Working to Fix Issues It Created
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was supposed to cut insurance premiums, reduce the uninsured population, and provide the option to keep your plan and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Liberals’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plans Reject Americans’ Preferences
Democrats are debating among themselves how to massively expand government coverage to all Americans, apparently unaware that a majority of Americans like their current private health care…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
HBO Comedian’s Ill-Informed Support of ‘Medicare for All’ Is No Laughing Matter
John Oliver, on a recent edition of his HBO show “Last Week Tonight,” gave me an unexpected cameo appearance, courtesy of an old Fox News… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Reform the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership to Better Help Those in Need and Save Money
President Donald Trump’s budget includes Medicaid reforms that would restore accountability and improve the federal-state partnership. Predictably, the left is on the attack, contending that… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Cost of Sacrificing Public, Private Health Insurance for ‘Medicare for All’
A majority of House Democrats are co-sponsoring legislation (HR 1384) to outlaw virtually all Americans’ public and private health insurance and replace their coverage with… Read More
LawNews
Supreme Court Won’t Rush Obamacare Case, Dealing Setback to Democrats
The Supreme Court will not fast-track two petitions that ask the high court to again review the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s mandate for… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Obamacare Made Things Worse for Patients With Preexisting Conditions
One of the strange features of the national health care conversation is how it has evolved. What is often referred to as Obamacare began as… Read More
Health CareNews
Democrats Press Supreme Court for Quick Decision to Save Obamacare
A coalition of blue states and congressional Democrats has asked the Supreme Court to salvage the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate, after a federal appeals… Read More
Health CareCommentary
An Appeals Court Rules Against Obamacare. Here’s What Lawmakers Should Do Next.
A divided panel of judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on Wednesday declared part of Obamacare unconstitutional—but the case is… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Spending Deal Would Make Obamacare More Fiscally Irresponsible
In selling Obamacare before Congress a decade ago, President Barack Obama promised that he “would not sign a plan that adds one dime to our… Read More
Health CareCommentary
American Health Care Costs a Lot, but Delivers Results
“The U.S. spends more than other countries on health care and gets worse results.” You hear that argument a lot—especially from those pushing for “Medicare… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Hear Gun, Obamacare Cases
The Supreme Court will return Monday for oral arguments in what is shaping up to be a blockbuster term. During the high court’s two-week December… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Paying for ‘Medicare for All’ Is a Pipe Dream
Single-payer health care has become a mainstream position and popular talking point for Democrats, who promise government-sponsored coverage for all Americans. But they’re often less… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Trump’s Sunshine Rules Will Boost Transparency in Health Care Prices
President Donald Trump recently announced major administrative actions that would lift the veil on health prices for hospital procedures and services covered by health insurance…. Read More
