Opinion
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Obamacare Individual Mandate Unlikely to Work
Opinion -Democrats claim their newly passed health insurance reform, signed in March by President Obama, will eventually provide coverage for more than 30 million uninsured people. Don't bet on it. -
Prepare for Obamacare II
Opinion -After a long legislative battle, the Obama administration and Democratic congressional leaders suddenly seem to want health care news stories to fall off the front page. -
Obamacare Expected to Increase Loss of Doctor-Owned Practices
Opinion -More American doctors are leaving individual practice and instead accepting salaried positions at hospitals and large health care systems across the nation, a trend which researchers predict could be accelerated by President Obama’s recent -
Obamacare Threatens Indiana’s Successful HSA Program
Opinion -After the passage of President Obama’s health care reform legislation, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) announced the state’s successful experiment with health savings accounts (HSAs) may have to be dropped entirely. -
Most Popular Part of Obamacare Is Redundant
Opinion -The national health care legislation recently signed by President Obama is a mess of expensive reforms and overregulation. Nevertheless, some parts of it are undoubtedly popular. -
Newborn DNA Registries Raise Privacy Concerns
Opinion -Parents are expressing outrage after discovering through recent news reports that their newborns’ DNA has been stored or even turned over to the Armed Forces lab to build a national registry, without obtaining their consent. -
Pennsylvania Medicaid Waste Estimated at $1/4 Billion a Year
Opinion -A new state government report shows fraud in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program may have cost taxpayers more than $1 billion over the past four years—more than three times what the state had previously reported. -
The Constitution May Defeat Obamacare
Opinion -In the aftermath of the passage of President Barack Obama’s health care reform, Americans are facing a transformational moment in our nation’s constitutional history. -
Obamacare: All Pain, No Gain
Opinion -Arguably the most important issue in the health-care reform debate on Capitol Hill relates to the budget: How much will this reform cost? Will it add to the deficit? Or reduce it? -
Stupak Group Settles for Executive Order, Makes Decisive Vote for Obamacare
Opinion -A coalition of prolife Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Michigan Rep. -
Obama Signs Sweeping National Health Care Overhaul
Opinion -Emerging triumphant at the end of a long and fractious political battle, President Barack Obama signed into law sweeping legislative changes to America’s health care system in a ceremony at the White House on March 23. -
Senior Hill Staffers Exempted from Obamacare
Opinion -The abbreviated review process on the health care legislation recently signed by President Obama has already resulted in some surprises for congressmen who approved the bill—including some affecting their staffs. -
Study: Targeted Vaccinations Effective in Halting Spread of Disease
Opinion -A newly released McMaster University study finds targeted vaccinations are effective for preventing the spread of influenza, as children in groups including some vaccinated with a flu shot were less likely to spread the virus, even if they were not -
President’s Plan Limits Flexible Spending Accounts
Opinion -The overhaul of the U.S. -
Cities Look to Soda Taxes for New Revenue
Opinion -Philadelphia and New York City are the latest municapalities to consider taxes on soft drinks, which officials claim will reduce obesity and raise billions of dollars for government. -
Democrats Consider Drastic Moves to Pass Health Care Bill
Opinion -Prior to achieving final passage of President Obama’s controversial health care bill, Capitol Hill Democrats considered an unprecedented parliamentary procedure which would have enabled the House of Representatives to pass the Senate version of the -
Virginia Passes Health Freedom Bill, Setting Up Legal Challenge to Individual Mandate
Opinion -In anticipation of the federal individual mandate to require citizens to purchase health insurance approved by the Congress, the Commonwealth of Virginia recently passed a bill providing the basis for a state-based legal challenge. -
Massachusetts Treasurer Blasts Obamacare
Opinion -The Treasurer of Massachusetts blasted the health care plan recently signed by President Obama as a threat to the American economy, even as the White House acknowledged its health care legislation parallels the Bay State’s controversial reforms. -
Buffett Attacks Obamacare, Calls for Scrapping Reform
Opinion -Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and an informal advisor to President Barack Obama, made headlines for declaring in a recent interview with news channel CNBC that the Senate version of the White House’s health care overhaul bill, approved -
Millions Spent in Final Push on Health Care Bill
Opinion -Aware that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was operating on a razor thin margin as wary Democrats in swing districts decided whether to vote in favor of President Obama’s overhaul of the American health care system, activist groups on both sides -
Government-Recommended Folic Acid Supplements May Increase Asthma Risk
Opinion -Two studies presented at a recent meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology show high folate levels in utero may increase a child's future asthma risk, prompting reconsideration of a government decision that led to unexpected -
Indiana Government Workers, Taxpayers Saving Big Through HSAs
Opinion -With more than 70 percent of Indiana's 30,000 public employees choosing to have a health savings accounts, there is growing interest in how the state’s Governor, Republican Mitch Daniels, launched the ambitious cost-saving health measure that has -
Report: Ohio’s Medical Liability Reform Lowers Costs
Opinion -A report released by Ohio’s Department of Insurance shows the state has realized significant benefits since state-level medical malpractice reforms in 2003 put a $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages. -
Colorado’s All-Payer Database Raises Privacy Concerns
Opinion -Colorado legislators are proposing to create an “all-payer database” which will collect and store information on all those who give or receive health care in the state.
