Sally C. Pipes
Commentary
The Ugly Realities Of Socialized Medicine Are Not Going Away
The worldwide recession has forced countries around the world to curb public spending or risk defaulting on their debt. The United Kingdom is the latest to tighten its belt. The National Health Service (NHS) the centralized public agency that runs Britains government healthcare system is being forced ...
Health Care
The Federal Government’s Deeply Flawed System For Controlling Medicare Costs
Medicares hospital trust fund is set to be exhausted by 2024, according to the latest report from the programs trustees. Federal officials are understandably looking for easy ways to cut spending in the entitlement program in hopes of shoring up its finances. They believe theyve hit on one with a ...
Health Care
Medicare Is Increasingly A Benefit Enjoyed By The “One Percenters”
The Congressional Budget Office just released a major new investigation into household income trends over the last three decades. Researchers found that while the total amount of benefits paid out by government social safety-net programs rose between 1979 and 2007, the share going to the poor actually shrank. In other ...
Commentary
Wal-Mart’s Entrance Into Health Care Is Great News for American Consumers
Earlier this month, Wal-Mart dropped a bombshell on the health care industry. A memo from the retail giant obtained by National Public Radio revealed that the company would seek partners to help it dramatically . . . lower the cost of health care . . . by becoming the largest ...
Health Care
Just Say ‘No’ To New Health Insurance Taxes
This month, consulting firm Oliver Wyman released a new study revealing that surprise, surprise health insurance premiums will increase by several thousand dollars over the next ten years. Thats bad enough news for consumers. Even worse? The study only looked at the cost impact of Obamacares new tax ...
Commentary
ObamaCare’s Substandard Health Care Subsidies
Last week, Ohios voters amended their states constitution to say that they wouldnt be bound by the federal individual health insurance mandate. The Buckeye State is now the 13th state to reject the mandate. Ordinary Americans arent the only ones incensed by the law. State officials are uncovering a laundry ...
Commentary
It’s Time to Blow Up the FDA’s Drug Review Process
The Food and Drug Administration just held its first public meeting to set the course for the future regulation of prescription drugs and medical devices in this country. Every five years, Congress must reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which governs many of the FDAs regulatory efforts. Some ...
Commentary
Mitt Romney’s Health Care Defenses Still Don’t Cut It
Its no secret that President Barack Obama based his costly, mandate-driven health care overhaul on Massachusetts 2006 reform experiment despite former Bay State Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys claims to the contrary. Ironclad proof surfaced a few weeks ago, when the White House released visitor logs ...
Health Care
Reviewing ObamaCare’s Rate Review
This month, the Obama administration began its campaign to ostracize health insurers who dont charge prices it likes. The administration now requires insurers who want to raise premiums by 10% or more to post a formal explanation on a government website. Federal bureaucrats in partnership with their counterparts in ...
Health Care
Seal the Borders Against Canadian Health Care
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) recently announced his aspirations for bringing universal health coverage to Big Sky Country. Schweitzer is not the first U.S. governor to stump for a state-funded health care system. Earlier this year, Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.) signed Green Mountain Care into law and began moving his state ...
The Ugly Realities Of Socialized Medicine Are Not Going Away
The worldwide recession has forced countries around the world to curb public spending or risk defaulting on their debt. The United Kingdom is the latest to tighten its belt. The National Health Service (NHS) the centralized public agency that runs Britains government healthcare system is being forced ...
The Federal Government’s Deeply Flawed System For Controlling Medicare Costs
Medicares hospital trust fund is set to be exhausted by 2024, according to the latest report from the programs trustees. Federal officials are understandably looking for easy ways to cut spending in the entitlement program in hopes of shoring up its finances. They believe theyve hit on one with a ...
Medicare Is Increasingly A Benefit Enjoyed By The “One Percenters”
The Congressional Budget Office just released a major new investigation into household income trends over the last three decades. Researchers found that while the total amount of benefits paid out by government social safety-net programs rose between 1979 and 2007, the share going to the poor actually shrank. In other ...
Wal-Mart’s Entrance Into Health Care Is Great News for American Consumers
Earlier this month, Wal-Mart dropped a bombshell on the health care industry. A memo from the retail giant obtained by National Public Radio revealed that the company would seek partners to help it dramatically . . . lower the cost of health care . . . by becoming the largest ...
Just Say ‘No’ To New Health Insurance Taxes
This month, consulting firm Oliver Wyman released a new study revealing that surprise, surprise health insurance premiums will increase by several thousand dollars over the next ten years. Thats bad enough news for consumers. Even worse? The study only looked at the cost impact of Obamacares new tax ...
ObamaCare’s Substandard Health Care Subsidies
Last week, Ohios voters amended their states constitution to say that they wouldnt be bound by the federal individual health insurance mandate. The Buckeye State is now the 13th state to reject the mandate. Ordinary Americans arent the only ones incensed by the law. State officials are uncovering a laundry ...
It’s Time to Blow Up the FDA’s Drug Review Process
The Food and Drug Administration just held its first public meeting to set the course for the future regulation of prescription drugs and medical devices in this country. Every five years, Congress must reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA), which governs many of the FDAs regulatory efforts. Some ...
Mitt Romney’s Health Care Defenses Still Don’t Cut It
Its no secret that President Barack Obama based his costly, mandate-driven health care overhaul on Massachusetts 2006 reform experiment despite former Bay State Governor and current Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys claims to the contrary. Ironclad proof surfaced a few weeks ago, when the White House released visitor logs ...
Reviewing ObamaCare’s Rate Review
This month, the Obama administration began its campaign to ostracize health insurers who dont charge prices it likes. The administration now requires insurers who want to raise premiums by 10% or more to post a formal explanation on a government website. Federal bureaucrats in partnership with their counterparts in ...
Seal the Borders Against Canadian Health Care
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) recently announced his aspirations for bringing universal health coverage to Big Sky Country. Schweitzer is not the first U.S. governor to stump for a state-funded health care system. Earlier this year, Gov. Peter Shumlin (D-Vt.) signed Green Mountain Care into law and began moving his state ...
