Health Savings Accounts
			Health Care				
			
		Modesto Man Thanks The ACA For Flimsy Health Plan And Sky-High Insurance Rates
			Bruce Pardini of Modesto refers to his health insurance plan as “this plastic card in my pocket”, which costs almost $1,000 a month. It has a $6,500 annual deductible and other costly terms such as a $75 copay for physician visits. Pardini is among the middle class voices that are ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Ken Carlson		
				
																						
			July 12, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		The Senate Health Care Bill Is Just Obamacare Lite
			After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Senate Republican leadership on Thursday released its bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s the product of a 13-member Senate working group. The bill is a disappointment. It’s little more than repeal in name only. And its ideas for replacement are almost indistinguishable from ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			June 23, 2017		
				
					
			Government Spending				
			
		Senate Republicans Release Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
			Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a wide-ranging plan to roll back the Affordable Care Act, with features that include a dramatic reduction in government spending that could mean millions more Americans will be left uninsured. The plan, unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his team after working on ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Tracy Seipel		
				
																						
			June 22, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		GOP Replacement For Obamacare’s Individual Mandate: Worse Than Doing Nothing
			Few provisions within Obamacare have proved less popular than the individual mandate, which requires all Americans to secure insurance or pay a fine. Unfortunately, some Senate Republicans are proposing a replacement that’s even worse. As part of their bid to repeal Obamacare, Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			June 9, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		The Path To Health Care Reform Starts With Health Savings Accounts
			Congress left Washington last week without passing a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. They are now back with an amendment to the failed American Health Care Act. A growing number of Americans aren’t waiting for lawmakers to figure out how to make health insurance more accessible and affordable. They’re ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			April 27, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		Hospital Impact: In GOP’s Next Stab At Healthcare Reform, It Must Go Back To Basics
			Although Congress failed to agree on a plan for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act before leaving for Easter recess, the GOP’s healthcare reform effort is hardly over. Republicans looking to avoid the mistakes that brought down their first attempt at reform—the American Health Care Act—would do well to ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			April 13, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		Republicans’ Health Care Bill Is America’s Best Chance To End Obamacare
			The most noteworthy thing about the House Republican leadership’s new American Health Care Act is that a lot of Republicans appear to be unhappy with it. It leaves in place some of Obamacare’s most destructive provisions. For instance, the reform allows children to stay on their parents’ plans until 26, ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			March 8, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		House Republican Plan Only The First Step Toward Repealing And Replacing Obamacare
			Yesterday, the House Republican leadership formally unveiled their effort to repeal and replace Obamacare — the American Health Care Act. The legislation is far from a free-marketer’s dream. But it may also represent the only politically viable way to repeal Obamacare — and set the stage for a replacement that ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			March 7, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		Republican Plan Will Give Young People A Break On Health Insurance
			The left’s latest complaint about House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare is that it unfairly raises insurance premiums for older Americans. The GOP’s draft bill, which leaked on February 24, would do away with Obamacare’s community rating rule, which prevents insurers from charging older patients any more than ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			March 6, 2017		
				
					
			Commentary				
			
		GOP Brings Flexibility, Choice And Quality To Medicaid
			House Republicans have promised to announce their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare on Feb. 27, shortly after returning from recess. Judging from the policy brief released before the President’s Day break, Medicaid reform will be a major component of that plan. This is welcome news. Obamacare drastically expanded ...		
					
					
			
																				
			Sally C. Pipes		
				
																						
			February 24, 2017		
				
					Modesto Man Thanks The ACA For Flimsy Health Plan And Sky-High Insurance Rates
			Bruce Pardini of Modesto refers to his health insurance plan as “this plastic card in my pocket”, which costs almost $1,000 a month. It has a $6,500 annual deductible and other costly terms such as a $75 copay for physician visits. Pardini is among the middle class voices that are ...		
					The Senate Health Care Bill Is Just Obamacare Lite
			After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Senate Republican leadership on Thursday released its bid to repeal and replace Obamacare. It’s the product of a 13-member Senate working group. The bill is a disappointment. It’s little more than repeal in name only. And its ideas for replacement are almost indistinguishable from ...		
					Senate Republicans Release Their Obamacare Replacement Plan
			Senate Republicans on Thursday announced a wide-ranging plan to roll back the Affordable Care Act, with features that include a dramatic reduction in government spending that could mean millions more Americans will be left uninsured. The plan, unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his team after working on ...		
					GOP Replacement For Obamacare’s Individual Mandate: Worse Than Doing Nothing
			Few provisions within Obamacare have proved less popular than the individual mandate, which requires all Americans to secure insurance or pay a fine. Unfortunately, some Senate Republicans are proposing a replacement that’s even worse. As part of their bid to repeal Obamacare, Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, ...		
					The Path To Health Care Reform Starts With Health Savings Accounts
			Congress left Washington last week without passing a plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. They are now back with an amendment to the failed American Health Care Act. A growing number of Americans aren’t waiting for lawmakers to figure out how to make health insurance more accessible and affordable. They’re ...		
					Hospital Impact: In GOP’s Next Stab At Healthcare Reform, It Must Go Back To Basics
			Although Congress failed to agree on a plan for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act before leaving for Easter recess, the GOP’s healthcare reform effort is hardly over. Republicans looking to avoid the mistakes that brought down their first attempt at reform—the American Health Care Act—would do well to ...		
					Republicans’ Health Care Bill Is America’s Best Chance To End Obamacare
			The most noteworthy thing about the House Republican leadership’s new American Health Care Act is that a lot of Republicans appear to be unhappy with it. It leaves in place some of Obamacare’s most destructive provisions. For instance, the reform allows children to stay on their parents’ plans until 26, ...		
					House Republican Plan Only The First Step Toward Repealing And Replacing Obamacare
			Yesterday, the House Republican leadership formally unveiled their effort to repeal and replace Obamacare — the American Health Care Act. The legislation is far from a free-marketer’s dream. But it may also represent the only politically viable way to repeal Obamacare — and set the stage for a replacement that ...		
					Republican Plan Will Give Young People A Break On Health Insurance
			The left’s latest complaint about House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare is that it unfairly raises insurance premiums for older Americans. The GOP’s draft bill, which leaked on February 24, would do away with Obamacare’s community rating rule, which prevents insurers from charging older patients any more than ...		
					GOP Brings Flexibility, Choice And Quality To Medicaid
			House Republicans have promised to announce their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare on Feb. 27, shortly after returning from recess. Judging from the policy brief released before the President’s Day break, Medicaid reform will be a major component of that plan. This is welcome news. Obamacare drastically expanded ...