Opinion
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Obamacare Health Exchanges Wrest States’ Authority
Opinion -During the debate over President Obama’s health care legislation, much discussion focused on how the health insurance exchanges ordered in the bill would work in practice. -
Utah’s Example: How States Can Respond to Obamacare
Opinion -Since the passage of President Obama’s unpopular Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many states have pushed back against the federal government’s intrusion into the nation’s health care system. -
State Court Rulings Endanger Access to Lifesaving Drugs
Opinion -A recent trend in state courts, enabled by the decisions of the United States Supreme Court, could endanger Americans’ access to lifesaving drugs. It’s time for the Court to stop the trend in its tracks.The trend began in 2009 with a $6. -
Texas Doctors Concerned About Medicaid Cuts
Opinion -As the economy forces states to cut budgets nationwide, Texas is considering cutting reimbursements to doctors who treat Medicaid patients. -
White House Fiscal Commission Co-Chair Pans Health Bill’s Cost Impact
Opinion -The Democratic co-chair of President Obama’s fiscal commission said the President’s health care bill will do very little to bring down costs, contradicting claims from the White House that their sweeping legislation will dramatically impact -
San Francisco Adopts Restrictive Sweetened Beverage Policy
Opinion -Anyone visiting a vending machine on San Francisco city property this summer with a mind to buy a can of soda will be surprised at their choices. -
Analysis: Defunding Obamacare Should Be Reformers’ First Priority
Opinion -In a national poll released in late July, Rasmussen Reports found public support for repealing President Obama’s health care law holding steady at 58 percent. -
No Chance to Question Donald Berwick’s Dangerous Views
Opinion -The passage of President Obama’s health-care plan in March was really just the beginning. Over the coming months and years, federal agencies will be writing the rules and regulations to implement the new law. -
Report Ranks States on Need for Medical Malpractice Reform
Opinion -A new report by the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a San Francisco-based think tank, ranks the states on their medical-malpractice and tort liability policies and indicates where each state has room to improve. -
Millions Expected to Lose Their Current Coverage Under Obamacare
Opinion -During the push to pass his health care legislation, President Obama repeatedly encouraged concerned citizens, stating, “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. -
Survey: ObamaCare Will Shrink Paychecks
Opinion -A new Towers Watson survey of employers in America shows an overwhelming majority believe President Obama’s health care reform will increase total business costs, lessen the take-home pay of employees, and reduce benefits. -
Mayo Clinic Makes Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
Opinion -The controversy over below-market government reimbursement rates has led the famed Mayo Clinic to close off access for many Medicare and Medicaid patients. -
Medical Tourism Expands As Alternative to Obamacare
Opinion -Across the globe, entrepreneurial individuals and organizations are looking at the possibility of providing medical tourism services at an increased rate, particularly in the wake of the new U.S. health care law. -
Doctors vs. Obamacare—and Vice Versa
Opinion -Don't expect doctors to give the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act a clean bill of health. -
White House Allies Launch New Effort to Popularize Obamacare
Opinion -In response to flagging approval numbers, political allies of the White House have unveiled a new campaign to bolster support for President Obama’s health care law. -
FDA Targets Kitchen Table with Anti-Salt Initiative
Opinion -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it will begin an initiative later this year which would eventually lead to legal limits on the amount of sodium allowed in food. -
Small Business Owners Worry About Reform Law Effects
Opinion -American small business owners are concerned they may be adversely affected by the requirements within President Obama’s health care overhaul. -
Under Budget Pressure, Canada Slowly Rethinks Health Care Model
Opinion -In response to pressure from budget problems, Canada and its provinces are rethinking their national health care model as they seek to curb healthcare costs without demolishing the justifications for the state-funded system. -
UK Doctors Barred From Using Innovative Machine
Opinion -Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in London, England has become the first National Health Service (NHS) hospital to buy a CyberKnife machine, a new robotic radiosurgery system, but England’s specialized commissioning group (SCG) has banned NHS patients -
Obamacare Raises Costs for Feds, States, Individuals
Opinion -Proponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) argued the legislation would reduce costs, but analysis from policy experts and the chief Medicare actuary now reveals not only will federal costs rise, but the costs to states, -
Report: Uninsured Emergency Room Use Greatly Exaggerated
Opinion -A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the nation’s chief health statistics agency, suggests the longstanding perception uninsured patients are clogging the nation’s emergency rooms (ERs) is a myth. -
New Federal Subsidies Marred by Marriage Penalty
Opinion -Analysis of President Obama’s health care overhaul reveals its system of federal subsidies is structured in ways that reward cohabitation and discourage people from getting married. -
Small Businesses Seek Repeal of New Health Care Paperwork Nightmare
Opinion -Small businesses are discovering a little-known provision in President Obama’s health care law may exponentially increase the amount of paperwork they have to submit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) every year. -
Survey: Doctors Dropping Out of Medicare
Opinion -A new survey of Texas doctors, conducted by the Texas Medical Association, indicates more Lone Star State physicians are severing all ties with the federal Medicare program, possibly as a reaction to anticipated cuts in physician payments.
