This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. One of the most important and damaging ObamaCare provisions has largely gone unnoticed by the general public, but the Medicaid expansion bubble threatens to […]
A stunning victory in a lawsuit brought by the House of Representatives against handouts by the Obama Administration is a welcome dose of relief, states AAPS executive director Jane M. Orient, M.D. “Legal accountability is […]
In 265 pages of complex tables, graphs, and actuarial technospeak with liberal use of euphemisms like “financially challenged,” the Medicare Board of Trustees 2015 Annual Report uses the word “insolvency” exactly once, reports neurologist Lawrence […]
The “Cadillac tax” on overly generous health insurance plans seemed fairly reasonable at the time the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or “ObamaCare”) was enacted. But as a close analysis of chief architect Jonathan Gruber’s statements […]
In celebrating the 50th anniversary of Medicare, its supporters are overlooking or denying the troublesome facts, writes cardiovascular surgeon Donald W. Miller, Jr., M.D., in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and […]
by: Gerard Gianoli, M.D., F.A.C.S. – http://www.earandbalance.net “In 1814, we took a little trip, along with Colonel Jackson, down the mighty Mississip….” Like any good student growing up in New Orleans, I learned about the […]
By Tamzin Rosenwasser, M.D. A “single-payer” system for financing medical care accomplishes a few things. It destroys a vital freedom for millions, and it concentrates power in the hands of a few. The theory sounds […]
By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD In the wake of Center for Medical Progress release of videos showing Planned Parenthood’s sale of human baby organs for profit, there has been an outcry that those who protest […]
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Personnel is policy, and following the personnel is a good clue to where the money is going. Marilyn Tavenner, who spearheaded the Affordable Care […]
Marilyn Singleton, MD, JD summarizes recent healthcare-related legislative activity on Capitol Hill. Senator Mike Lee Takes Bold Step to Repeal ObamaCare The Washington Post and Freedom Works are reporting on Senator Lee’s plan to force […]
