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Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama Administration’s Reversal on Medicare Part D Restrictions
Opinion -The Obama administration this week announced it would scrap much of a proposed plan to limit the types of antidepressants and other drugs seniors can get through Medicare Part D. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Obama Administration’s Reversal on Medicare Part D Restrictions
Opinion -The Obama administration this week announced it would scrap much of a proposed plan to limit the types of antidepressants and other drugs seniors can get through Medicare Part D. -
New Report Lays Out Principles for Sound Medicare Reform
Opinion -CHICAGO (March 5, 2014) – Of all the entitlement programs in the U.S. requiring reform, Medicare – the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older – presents the most difficult problem of all. -
A Better Medicare for Seniors and Taxpayers
Publication -Policy Briefs -Of all the entitlement programs in the U.S. requiring reform, Medicare – the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older – presents the most difficult problem of all. -
Report: Rural Virginia Hospitals Won’t Qualify if Required to Re-Enroll in Medicare
Opinion -Nearly two-thirds of rural hospitals in the United States would fail to meet location requirements if required to re-enroll in Medicare, an inspector general’s report from the Department of Health and Human Services has found. -
The Fallacy of Replacing ObamaCare with Medicare-for-All
Opinion -Now that the problems with implementing ObamaCare are becoming increasingly apparent, Progressives are touting “single payer” health insurance as a replacement for ObamaCare. -
Medicare Prescription Drug Program Under Pressure From Activist Groups
Opinion -A coalition of activist groups is pressuring Congress to end a market-based component of Medicare in an attack on the popular prescription drug program. -
A Guide to the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report
Opinion -Medicare like Social Security faces substantial financing challenges and warrants significant legislative reforms. -
Research & Commentary: Proposed Reforms Undermine Medicare Part D’s Success
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Medicare Part D, the Medicare prescription drug benefit for low-income seniors, has been one of the few entitlement success stories since it was passed in 2003. -
Defending Part D: Why Are Democrats Attacking the One Successful Part of Medicare?
Opinion -In his State of the Union address, President Obama trained his guns on one of his favorite bogeymen: the pharmaceutical industry. -
Obama’s Medicare Part D Changes Undermine Successful Program
Opinion -Policy successes in Washington are few and far between these days, so more than ever we pray that our leaders follow the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Sadly, that phrase has been all but banished at the White House. -
The Incredible Lowering of the Medicare Drug Benefit Baseline
Opinion -This week, President Obama took credit for the slowdown in health care cost inflation, proclaiming in his State of the Union address that “[a]lready, the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs. -
Debt-driver Medicare Needs Market-based Reforms: Part D better than Democrats’ price-fixing plans
Opinion -In just a few days, the American people will decide who they want to lead the country for the next four years. Whoever gets the nod will face big challenges in a short time frame. -
Poll Shows Surprising Support for Patient-Driven Medicare Reform
Opinion -A new poll finds that given the choice between President Obama’s Medicare reforms and those proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, more Americans favor Ryan’s approach. -
Manhattan Moment: Obama and Biden will turn Medicare into Medicaid
Opinion -Vice President Biden: “If we just did one thing, if we just -- if they allow Medicare to bargain for the cost of drugs like Medicaid can, that would save $156 billion right off the bat. -
Why Obama Opposed His Medicare Rationing Approach Before He Supported It
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #345A rather surprising amount of time was spent in the first presidential debate discussing the Independent Payment Advisory Board and its role in cutting the costs of Medicare. -
Medicare Trustees See Rapidly Approaching Insolvency
Opinion -The annual report from Medicare’s trustees highlights concerns that bankruptcy could arrive for the program much earlier than previously anticipated. Medicare, the government’s medical insurance program for the elderly, covers 48.3 million people. -
Daniel P. Kessler on Depoliticizing Medicare
Opinion -Daniel P. Kessler offers a highly original take on addressing Medicare cost growth in the new National Affairs. -
Obama Administration Hides Medicare Advantage Cuts in Demonstration Project
Opinion -President Obama has big changes planned for Medicare Advantage, which relies on private insurers’ plans that contract with Medicare to provide coverage. -
Paul Ryan’s Modest Medicare Debate
Opinion -Thanks to Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform proposals, the 2012 election cycle may focus more on health care and entitlement policy than any presidential election in American history. -
Ten Medicare Myths From the Presidential Campaign
Opinion -If you like public policy, this is potentially an ideal time to have a serious national discussion about the future of Medicare. What we are getting instead is something akin to school yard taunts. -
The Truth About ‘Ending Medicare As We Know It’
Opinion -If anyone proposes a substantial reform to Medicare, you can be sure demagogues will immediately wail that it will end “Medicare as we know it.” It is also absolutely certain that Medicare as we know it will end. -
CMS: Medicare Faces Unsustainable Rise in Spending
Opinion -Two reports released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show Medicare is fiscally unsustainable as currently structured.One report, released in April by Medicare’s Trustees, used the assumptions built into current law. -
Research & Commentary: Medicare Physician Reimbursement
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Physicians were given insight into their cost-effectiveness last month when the federal government sent reports detailing the cost and quality of their services.
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