Medicare

Consumer Power Report: States That Chose to Implement Obamacare Could Face Upheaval

Today brings the latest report from Politico regarding the concerns of states that chose to implement President Barack Obama’s he

April 30, 2012

Consumer Power Report: Medicare Funding Shenanigans

Today will bring the latest report from the Medicare trustees on the program’s solvency, or lack thereof.

April 23, 2012

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Don Berwick: Giving Patients More Control Over Health Spending "Vicious Idea"

It didn't take long for Don Berwick, the controversial former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Obama, to start being honest again about his anti-market views o

April 11, 2012

Why Medicare’s Pilot Programs Failed

The failure of Medicare’s demonstration projects to reduce the costs of care has been the subject of much disappointment in the health policy world.

April 10, 2012

Consumer Power Report: The White House Defends Itself, While Planning for the Worst

The White House has let it be known to its allies and friends that President Barack Obama is not going to stand idly by while his signature domestic policy founders below 30 percent approval.

March 12, 2012

Health-Care System Traps Doctors

Health care reform that raises quality, lowers costs, and improves access to care is almost inconceivable without physicians leading and directing the changes.

February 29, 2012

Consumer Power Report: Coburn and Burr Plant the Flag

Washington, DC witnessed a confrontation last week that encapsulates, for good and for ill, the dire situation facing the United States – and the choice we must make if we are to recover and return

February 20, 2012

Consumer Power Report: A False Compromise on Conscience Protections

Last week, in the wake of incredible backlash from faith communities and employers across the country,

February 13, 2012

The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government

William W. Beach and Patrick D. Tyrrell
February 8, 2012

Today, more people than ever before—67.3 million Americans, from college students to retirees to welfare beneficiaries—depend on the federal government for housing, food, income, student aid, or ot

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