Just at the deadline for responding to the AAPS action to intervene in lawsuits challenging the Provider Conscience Clause, the Obama Administration started rulemaking to rescind the Clause completely. This signals the intention of the […]
SELECTED PARTICIPANT COMMENTS & AAPS NOTES (Please leave your comments at bottom of this page.) Stakeholders included advocates for psychologists and dentists, drug companies, large employers, AARP, AMA, labor unions, single-payer advocates, National Federation […]
Another invitation apparently lost in the mail was that for Rep. Tom Price, MD (R-GA) – not only one of the handful of doctors in Congress, but also chair of the influential, right-of-center Republican Study […]
FEATURED IN VIDEO: Andrew Moylan, Dir., Govt. Affairs, National Taxpayers Union Ryan Ellis, Tax Policy Dir., Americans for Tax Reform Amy Menefee, Communications Dir., Galen Institute March 4, 2009 Contact: Kathryn Serkes, (202) 333-3855 [email protected] […]
Obama presented Congress with an agenda described as “breathtaking in its scope and ambition,” “gutsy,” or “bold and courageous”—by his supporters. Passing it won’t be easy, Obama admits, because “it represents a threat to the […]
In his State of the Union message, Barack Obama used the phrase “healthcare” 15 times, calling healthcare reform a “necessary move to help salvage the sagging economy.” He blamed the “crushing” cost of medical care […]
As it was physically impossible for congressmen to have read the mammoth “stimulus bill” (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) before voting on it, or for the President to have read it before signing […]
Even before Obama’s team gets started, the bailout package tops $8.7 trillion in taxpayer commitments for loans, guarantees, and other goodies for businesses and distressed homeowners. This includes: More than $1.5 trillion in Federal Deposit […]
Before leaving the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to become Obama’s budget director, Peter Orszag tallied up the growth of entitlements. Medicare and Medicaid are expected to swell to $1.4 trillion, or nearly 30% of the […]
Although the public system seems to save money by restricting access to medical care, private persons pay the cost. In 2008, an estimated 750,794 Canadians were waiting for treatment after an appointment with a specialist. […]
