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Obama’s healthcare plan: Not healthy, not wealthy, and certainly not wise.

The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), March 7, 2009 In his recent speech to Congress, President Barack Obama touted his administration’s “historic commitment” to “the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American.” But the plan he’s poised to enact would provide care that is neither quality nor ...
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Tax credits urged

Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), March 6, 2009 Tax credits urged Regarding “Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills” (news story, Feb. 24): I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts. By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits, and ...
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Is Big Pharma’s Policy of Appeasement Backfiring?

Some folks (here and there) have been pretty shocked by an interview with Billy Tauzin, CEO of PhRMA, the research-based drug-makers’ trade association. In it, Mr. Tauzin suggests that his trade association would be happy to see President Obama expand health coverage through government power, instead of competition, because more ...
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Health ‘Reformers’ Ignore Facts

Debunking the Democratic argument for government-run health care The Democrats’ case to expand government health care is so full of holes that passing it quickly is their only hope. If Americans slow down and ask questions, they will be hard-put to come up with answers. In fact, if members of ...
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Fox News: And Health Care for All?

Pacific Research Institute President & CEO Sally Pipes on possible tax increases under the Obama administration’s health-care plan.
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White House Convenes Summit To Mull Options for Health Care Reform

On Thursday, President Obama plans to host a White House health care summit during which attendees will discuss proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Obama has invited more than 120 physicians, patients, business owners and health insurer officials to attend the summit (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Philadelphia ...
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KQED Radio – Forum: Obama Care

President Obama held a health care summit at the White House to discuss his proposal for setting aside a $634 billion, 10-year reserve fund to help pay for universal coverage and to improve the system. PRI’s John Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, participated in KQED’s “Forum” with Michael Krasny, ...
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Make health insurance affordable

Tusla World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), March 2, 2009 I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts (“State House panel passes health care bill,” Feb. 24). By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits and by granting employers tax credits to ...
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Bam’s Bad Medicine

Health Care Rationing Ahead Obama’s new budget dedicates $634 billion over the next 10 years to what he calls health reform. He promises – or perhaps threatens – that this vast sum will be a down payment for universal coverage, which could require more than $1 trillion. Unfortunately, the president ...
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President Obama’s Health Care Reform Efforts To Face Challenges

California Healthline, March 2, 2009 Kaiser Network, March 2, 2009 Efforts by President Obama to reform the U.S. health care system are “likely to be fraught with detours, potholes and perils” based on initial concerns about related provisions in his fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, as well as the current ...
Commentary

Obama’s healthcare plan: Not healthy, not wealthy, and certainly not wise.

The Examiner (Washington, D.C.), March 7, 2009 In his recent speech to Congress, President Barack Obama touted his administration’s “historic commitment” to “the principle that we must have quality, affordable health care for every American.” But the plan he’s poised to enact would provide care that is neither quality nor ...
Commentary

Tax credits urged

Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK), March 6, 2009 Tax credits urged Regarding “Oklahoma House panel passes health care bills” (news story, Feb. 24): I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts. By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits, and ...
Commentary

Is Big Pharma’s Policy of Appeasement Backfiring?

Some folks (here and there) have been pretty shocked by an interview with Billy Tauzin, CEO of PhRMA, the research-based drug-makers’ trade association. In it, Mr. Tauzin suggests that his trade association would be happy to see President Obama expand health coverage through government power, instead of competition, because more ...
Commentary

Health ‘Reformers’ Ignore Facts

Debunking the Democratic argument for government-run health care The Democrats’ case to expand government health care is so full of holes that passing it quickly is their only hope. If Americans slow down and ask questions, they will be hard-put to come up with answers. In fact, if members of ...
Health Care

Fox News: And Health Care for All?

Pacific Research Institute President & CEO Sally Pipes on possible tax increases under the Obama administration’s health-care plan.
Commentary

White House Convenes Summit To Mull Options for Health Care Reform

On Thursday, President Obama plans to host a White House health care summit during which attendees will discuss proposals to reform the U.S. health care system, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Obama has invited more than 120 physicians, patients, business owners and health insurer officials to attend the summit (Alonso-Zaldivar, AP/Philadelphia ...
Health Care

KQED Radio – Forum: Obama Care

President Obama held a health care summit at the White House to discuss his proposal for setting aside a $634 billion, 10-year reserve fund to help pay for universal coverage and to improve the system. PRI’s John Graham, Director of Health Care Studies, participated in KQED’s “Forum” with Michael Krasny, ...
Commentary

Make health insurance affordable

Tusla World (Tulsa, Oklahoma), March 2, 2009 I commend lawmakers in the Oklahoma House for promoting consumer-directed health plans and health savings accounts (“State House panel passes health care bill,” Feb. 24). By encouraging insurers to offer low-cost policies that cover core benefits and by granting employers tax credits to ...
Commentary

Bam’s Bad Medicine

Health Care Rationing Ahead Obama’s new budget dedicates $634 billion over the next 10 years to what he calls health reform. He promises – or perhaps threatens – that this vast sum will be a down payment for universal coverage, which could require more than $1 trillion. Unfortunately, the president ...
Commentary

President Obama’s Health Care Reform Efforts To Face Challenges

California Healthline, March 2, 2009 Kaiser Network, March 2, 2009 Efforts by President Obama to reform the U.S. health care system are “likely to be fraught with detours, potholes and perils” based on initial concerns about related provisions in his fiscal year 2010 budget proposal, as well as the current ...
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