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Bust or Bailout? The Future of Private Health Plans Under ObamaCare
By: John R. Graham on 7.5.2011
A new research study released by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a California-based free-market think tank, shows how ObamaCare threatens the solvency of private health plans, which will significantly reduce consumer choice and increase costs.
Lesson for California: Washington State’s Bipartisan Medicaid Reform Will Benefit Taxpayers and Patients
By: John R. Graham on 6.29.2011
It’s a short law with big potential: SB 5596, signed by governor Christine Gregoire at the end of May, is only three pages long. Nevertheless it puts Washington State on a path to Medicaid solvency and sets an example for California and the nation.
Federal Health Reform and Stock Market Returns of Health Insurers
By: John R. Graham on 6.15.2011
Perhaps the most dispiriting occurrence during the debate over health reform in 2009 and 2010 was the eagerness with which many business interests in the health sector embraced the federal government takeover of Americans’ access to health care.
Medicare Auctions for Durable Medical Equipment: Price Suppression and Research and Development Investment
By: Benjamin Zycher, Ph.D on 6.14.2011
A new research study released by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a California-based free-market think tank, reviews the auction design process currently established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for medical devices and equipment.
Why Medicaid Should Be Easier to Fix than Entitlement Programs
By: John R. Graham on 6.1.2011
Congress remains gridlocked on many important issues but not every politician is afraid to challenge the unsustainable growth of Medicaid. Consider S. 1031, by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn. This measure would increase local control over Medicaid spending and improve the incentives that have led politicians to trap ever more low-income citizens in poverty and the poor access to care that characterizes this top-heavy system.
Mission Impossible: Medicare’s Independent Payment Advisory Board
By: John R. Graham on 5.11.2011
he Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) is a new bureaucracy established by Obamacare that will limit Medicare beneficiaries’ access to certain medical goods and services—especially new prescription drugs.
Shooting the Messenger: California’s Proposal to Control Health Plans’ Rate Increases
By: John R. Graham on 5.4.2011
California legislators are considering a bill, AB 52, that would give the executive branch the power to decide whether health plans should be allowed to increase their premiums at rates that keep pace with medical costs. Health plans may be a politically attractive target, but giving politicians the power to approve premiums causes other problems — and doesn’t even hold down rate increases.
The Ryan Republican Medicare Reforms: What They Are, What They’re Not, and What They Might Become
By: John R. Graham on 4.26.2011
The Medicare part of the Ryan budget is superior to Obamacare but needs more definition.
Good News for All States and All Taxpayers: Rhode Island’s Medicaid Waiver Survives Scrutiny
By: John R. Graham on 4.6.2011
Rhode Island, the smallest state, is wielding big influence against federal control of health care. Other states would do well to take notice.
Replacing Employer-Monopoly Health Benefits: Tax Deduction or Tax Credit?
By: John R. Graham on 3.15.2011
Giving individuals ownership of their health dollars relies on reforming the federal tax code to give the tax benefits of health insurance to individuals instead of employers.
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