Sally C. Pipes
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 ...
Health Care
Part D Price Controls Kill Jobs
Washington faces two pressing tasks getting a handle on escalating federal debt and addressing the country’s unemployment crisis. Unfortunately, the White House, thanks to its usual ideological blinders, has come up with a plan that will actually cost jobs even as it achieves only trifling savings. The proposal, ...
Health Care
Don’t blame doctors for high health care costs
The Kaiser Family Foundation released recently its latest estimate of what health insurance will cost in the future. By 2021, average family premiums are set to double, to more than $32,000. This year alone the premium is $15,073, up 9% from 2010. Who is responsible for these skyrocketing costs? According ...
Health Care
Higher Health Insurance Premiums This Year? Blame ObamaCare
Most Americans saw their insurance bills jump this year, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The average employer-based premium for a family increased a startling 9% in 2011. Over the next decade, rates are expected to double. The Kaiser report is only the latest piece of ...
Government Spending
The deficit ‘super committee’ and health care
The federal debt-reduction super committee recently held its third meeting to explore changes in the tax code. The 12-member bipartisan panel must find $1.5 trillion in federal savings by Thanksgiving. Committee members have gone to great lengths to emphasize their differences, but there is still room for agreement. The committee ...
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 ...
Part D Price Controls Kill Jobs
Washington faces two pressing tasks getting a handle on escalating federal debt and addressing the country’s unemployment crisis. Unfortunately, the White House, thanks to its usual ideological blinders, has come up with a plan that will actually cost jobs even as it achieves only trifling savings. The proposal, ...
Don’t blame doctors for high health care costs
The Kaiser Family Foundation released recently its latest estimate of what health insurance will cost in the future. By 2021, average family premiums are set to double, to more than $32,000. This year alone the premium is $15,073, up 9% from 2010. Who is responsible for these skyrocketing costs? According ...
Higher Health Insurance Premiums This Year? Blame ObamaCare
Most Americans saw their insurance bills jump this year, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The average employer-based premium for a family increased a startling 9% in 2011. Over the next decade, rates are expected to double. The Kaiser report is only the latest piece of ...
The deficit ‘super committee’ and health care
The federal debt-reduction super committee recently held its third meeting to explore changes in the tax code. The 12-member bipartisan panel must find $1.5 trillion in federal savings by Thanksgiving. Committee members have gone to great lengths to emphasize their differences, but there is still room for agreement. The committee ...
