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Expanding Medicaid: A foolish way to improve healthcare access
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently said, “If you want a healthier population, looking at the opportunity to expand Medicaid has got to be a piece of the puzzle.” Expansion of Medicaid — the jointly run federal-state health plan for low-income Americans — has long been an ...
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India’s War On Intellectual Property Rights May Bring With It A Body Count
Last month, drug maker Roche withdrew its patents for the breast-cancer drug Herceptin in India and thus gave tacit approval to other companies to make low-cost generic versions of the drug. But the withdrawal of those patents was not completely voluntary. If the Swiss pharmaceutical firm had not relinquished ...
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Hope in child obesity fight
The recent report that obesity among preschoolers has dipped slightly is positive news for our communities. While we cheer the steps communities and families have taken to make children healthier, it is important not to lose sight of the bigger picture. Obesity in children ages 2-4 may be decreasing; however ...
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As Obamacare’s ‘Compassionate’ Reality Sets In, Companies ‘Cruelly’ Cut Health Benefits
Employees of shipping giant United Parcel Service recently got an unexpected delivery. The company announced that it would stop offering health coverage to the spouses of 15,000 workers. UPSs workers and their families can thank Obamacare for this special delivery. And UPS isnt alone. American businesses are discovering each and ...
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Health Care Program Has Become An Arbitrage Operation
Federal lawmakers are constantly tinkering with the health care market. Often, these invasions have perverse consequences. Indeed, one federal initiative designed to provide poor Americans with discounted drugs has morphed into an ungainly operation fattening the bottom lines of pharmacies and hospitals. Enacted in 1992, the “340B” program requires drug ...
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Star Power Can’t Cure Problems with Obamcare
Obamacare’s state-level health insurance exchanges are set to sign people up in just two months. But with the federal government on the hook to run 27 of them by itself and another seven in partnership with states it’s increasingly likely that they’ll open for enrollment after the official ...
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Obama’s 2009 Promise Of Cheaper Healthcare Has Morphed Into 2013 Price Hikes
Remember when President Obama promised back in 2009 that his health care reform plan would cut insurance premiums for the average family by $2,500? Four years later, those promised cuts have morphed into admissions of price hikes. Indeed, Americas health cost crisis shows no signs of stopping. And Obamacare will ...
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Obamacare Madness: Medicaid Already a Proven Failure
State legislators across the country are wrestling with whether to expand Medicaid, with the bulk of the funding to come from the federal government, thanks to Obamacare. Thus far, a substantial number of states have rebuffed the feds offer or are leaning that way. Theyre right to do so. ...
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Medicaid proven a failure
State legislators across the country are wrestling with whether to expand Medicaid, with the bulk of the funding to come from the federal government, thanks to Obamacare. Thus far, a substantial number of states have rebuffed the feds’ offer — or are leaning that way. They’re right to do so. ...
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Delay Of Obamacare’s Employer Mandate Exacerbates An Already Bad Situation
Last month, the Obama Administration proclaimed itself a friend of American business by announcing a one-year delay, until 2015, of the employer mandate the provision of its signature health reform law that requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance. We have listened to your ...
Expanding Medicaid: A foolish way to improve healthcare access
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently said, “If you want a healthier population, looking at the opportunity to expand Medicaid has got to be a piece of the puzzle.” Expansion of Medicaid — the jointly run federal-state health plan for low-income Americans — has long been an ...
India’s War On Intellectual Property Rights May Bring With It A Body Count
Last month, drug maker Roche withdrew its patents for the breast-cancer drug Herceptin in India and thus gave tacit approval to other companies to make low-cost generic versions of the drug. But the withdrawal of those patents was not completely voluntary. If the Swiss pharmaceutical firm had not relinquished ...
Hope in child obesity fight
The recent report that obesity among preschoolers has dipped slightly is positive news for our communities. While we cheer the steps communities and families have taken to make children healthier, it is important not to lose sight of the bigger picture. Obesity in children ages 2-4 may be decreasing; however ...
As Obamacare’s ‘Compassionate’ Reality Sets In, Companies ‘Cruelly’ Cut Health Benefits
Employees of shipping giant United Parcel Service recently got an unexpected delivery. The company announced that it would stop offering health coverage to the spouses of 15,000 workers. UPSs workers and their families can thank Obamacare for this special delivery. And UPS isnt alone. American businesses are discovering each and ...
Health Care Program Has Become An Arbitrage Operation
Federal lawmakers are constantly tinkering with the health care market. Often, these invasions have perverse consequences. Indeed, one federal initiative designed to provide poor Americans with discounted drugs has morphed into an ungainly operation fattening the bottom lines of pharmacies and hospitals. Enacted in 1992, the “340B” program requires drug ...
Star Power Can’t Cure Problems with Obamcare
Obamacare’s state-level health insurance exchanges are set to sign people up in just two months. But with the federal government on the hook to run 27 of them by itself and another seven in partnership with states it’s increasingly likely that they’ll open for enrollment after the official ...
Obama’s 2009 Promise Of Cheaper Healthcare Has Morphed Into 2013 Price Hikes
Remember when President Obama promised back in 2009 that his health care reform plan would cut insurance premiums for the average family by $2,500? Four years later, those promised cuts have morphed into admissions of price hikes. Indeed, Americas health cost crisis shows no signs of stopping. And Obamacare will ...
Obamacare Madness: Medicaid Already a Proven Failure
State legislators across the country are wrestling with whether to expand Medicaid, with the bulk of the funding to come from the federal government, thanks to Obamacare. Thus far, a substantial number of states have rebuffed the feds offer or are leaning that way. Theyre right to do so. ...
Medicaid proven a failure
State legislators across the country are wrestling with whether to expand Medicaid, with the bulk of the funding to come from the federal government, thanks to Obamacare. Thus far, a substantial number of states have rebuffed the feds’ offer — or are leaning that way. They’re right to do so. ...
Delay Of Obamacare’s Employer Mandate Exacerbates An Already Bad Situation
Last month, the Obama Administration proclaimed itself a friend of American business by announcing a one-year delay, until 2015, of the employer mandate the provision of its signature health reform law that requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance. We have listened to your ...
