Health CareCommentary
The Double Standard on Smoking vs. Marijuana
A lot of things can date an old movie or TV show: clothes, furniture, cars. And another thing: cigarettes. They’re all over the place in… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What the Failure of the Obamacare Co-ops Teaches Us
The Obama administration is perfecting the art of the “boondoggle”—a colorful term for a taxpayer-funded project characterized by wasteful spending, gross inefficiency, or political favoritism…. Read More
Health CareCommentary
What’s Behind the Large Medicare Part B Premium Hike for Seniors?
Next year, millions of Medicare enrollees will see their premiums jump from $104.90 to $159.30, a stunning 52-percent increase. Today’s bureaucratic premium setting is inherently… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Next Obamacare Issue: The Definition of ‘Small Employer’
Unsurprisingly there are more problems with the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that await members of Congress coming back from their August recess. Topping the list… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Government Price Controls Would Reduce Access to Drugs
Americans are concerned about rising drug prices, and they want Congress to do something about it. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the… Read More
Health CareNews
New Study: Physician-Owned Hospitals Serve Poorer Patients At Average Rates
Physician-owned hospitals are often vilified in America’s health care system, accused of siphoning the most profitable operations away from other hospitals while leaving them with… Read More
Health CareNews
This Obamacare Co-Op Was Supposed to Make Money. Instead, It Lost Over $15 Million.
A Nevada health insurance provider that received more than $65 million in taxpayer-funded loans from the federal government announced last week that it is discontinuing… Read More
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Alaska Legislature to Sue Governor Over Unilateral Medicaid Expansion
The Alaska Legislature will sue Gov. Bill Walker in an effort to prevent him from unilaterally expanding Medicaid in the state. Christie Herrera, a senior… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What World Health Organization Did Wrong On Ebola Response
The 2013 outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone claimed over 11,000 lives. The World Health Organization was heavily criticized for its response… Read More
Health CareNews
Under Obamacare, Uninsured Rate Fell to Lowest Level in 50 Years. Why There’s More to That Number.
Nearly two years after Obamacare’s implementation, a new survey found that the number of uninsured Americans decreased to less than 10 percent of the population… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Obamacare Could be Heading to the Supreme Court (Again)
This past week, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, over the vigorous dissent of four judges on that court,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What States Can Do Now to Be Ready for an Obamacare Repeal
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell, President Obama has claimed that Obamacare is working and here to stay. In… Read More
Health CareNews
How This GOP Senator Plans to Protect Religious Groups From Providing Health Insurance That Violates Beliefs
A Republican senator is rolling out a new bill that would protect religious organizations and other groups from having to provide health insurance coverage to… Read More
Health CareCommentary
D.C. Politicians Have Promised Seniors Trillions in Unpaid Benefits
Medicare is still in trouble. The Medicare Trustees just issued their 2015 report. Like last year’s report, it says that the Hospital Insurance trust fund… Read More
Health CareNews
Health Care Law Experiment Failed to Show Savings
A $57-million experiment to deliver better, more efficient care at federally funded health centers struggled to meet its goals and is unlikely to save money,… Read More
Health CareNews
22 of 23 Taxpayer-Backed Obamacare Co-Ops Lost Money In 2014, Audit Finds
A new report from a government watchdog examining the success of taxpayer-funded Obamacare co-ops found that the vast majority lost money last year and struggled… Read More
Health CareNews
The Path to Repeal Obamacare With Just 51 Votes
After vowing to repeal and replace Obamacare during the 2014 midterm elections, Republicans officially took control of Congress in January. Republicans have several procedural tools… Read More
Health CareNews
The Taxpayer-Funded Louisiana Co-Op Created Under Obamacare Has Collapsed
Just two years after Obamacare’s implementation, a Louisiana nonprofit insurer that received nearly $66 million in taxpayer-funded loans is closing its doors. On Friday, the… Read More
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Feds: 7.5M Paid Average $200 Penalty for No Health Insurance
About 7.5 million Americans paid an average penalty of $200 for not having health insurance in 2014—the first year most Americans were required to have… Read More
Health CareNews
Surprise! That Urgent Care Center May Send You a Big Bill (Just Like the ER)
Sallyann Johnson considers herself a pretty savvy health care consumer. When she fell and injured her hands and wrists, she didn’t head for an expensive… Read More
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Alaska Governor Expanding Medicaid Despite Objections From Legislature
Alaska’s governor said Thursday he was using his executive authority to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act after failing to get the state legislature… Read More
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Court Rules Nuns Caring for the Poor Must Comply With Obamacare Contraception Mandate
In what could be the next Obamacare case to go before the Supreme Court, an appeals court ruled today the Little Sisters of the Poor… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This Unfunded Mandate for Doctors Won’t Improve Your Health Care
In less than 90 days, essentially all health care providers will be faced with the unfunded mandate of transitioning to what is called ICD-10 (International… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Fight Against Ebola Isn’t Over
In 2014, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa captured headlines around the world. As the epidemic has waned since then so too has the world’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Don’t Be Fooled by Promises of Entitlement Savings
Medicare is in serious need of fundamental reform. The old way in which Medicare reimbursed physician services was broken and needed to be scrapped. It… Read More
Health CareNews
As Senate Stalls, House Conservatives Push for Repeal of Obamacare Through Reconciliation
As Senate Republicans continue to discuss using reconciliation to roll back provisions of Obamacare, House Conservatives are encouraging their colleagues to follow through on their… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama’s Nominee to Head Medicare, Medicaid Agency Faces Questions of Cronyism
An Obama administration official who faces questions surrounding potential conflicts of interest due to his work in the medical services field has been nominated to… Read More
Health CareNews
A Pharma Payment a Day Keeps Docs’ Finances OK
Few days went by last year when New Hampshire nephrologist Ana Stankovic didn’t receive a payment from a drug company. All told, 29 different pharmaceutical… Read More
Health CareNews
What You Didn’t Know About a Doctor’s Stance on the HPV Vaccine
It appears to be a neutral source in a prestigious medical journal: An article defending the controversial human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical cancer vaccine. It criticizes… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Ebola Could Be Back This Summer
Summer is scary. Sharks attack. Hurricanes harry us. Draught and heat exhaustion claim casualties. And, last year there was Ebola. And, Ebola could be back…. Read More
