Kathryn Nix, Author at The Daily Signal

Bipartisan Rejection of Obamacare’s IPAB Rationing Board Grows

Kathryn Nix | July 21, 2011

This week, the House Budget Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee held hearings to examine the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a board of… Read More

Health Care

Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives Is Bad Health Policy

Kathryn Nix | July 20, 2011

This week, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its recommendation of women’s preventive services that should be covered with no co-pay or deductible under Obamacare—a… Read More

Economy

AARP: How High Do You Want Your Grandkids’ Taxes to Go?

Kathryn Nix | July 18, 2011

AARP’s latest video opposing spending reductions in Social Security or Medicare once again pushes the flawed argument that cutting federal budget waste and loopholes would… Read More

Health Care

Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Tell That to Current Medicare Recipients

Kathryn Nix | July 13, 2011

Conservatives, including The Heritage Foundation, support reforming Medicare to provide seniors with a defined contribution to apply to the health care plan of their choice…. Read More

Health Care

Paul Ryan Schools HHS Secretary on Patient-Centered Medicare Reform

Kathryn Nix | July 12, 2011

This morning, the House Budget Committee invited Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to a hearing on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the… Read More

Health Care

No More Bad Medicare Policies for a Debt Limit Deal: They Cost Too Much!

Kathryn Nix | July 08, 2011

The Hill reports that conservatives in Congress are considering extending Medicaid drug rebates to low-income seniors participating in the Medicare prescription drug program (Part D)… Read More

Health Care

For Patients in Both Medicare and Medicaid, Care Is Inefficient and Costly

Kathryn Nix | July 07, 2011

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on bureaucratic barriers for patients covered by both Medicare and Medicaid. These two programs serve the elderly and the… Read More

Economy

Battle of the Charts: Spending Is the Problem, No Doubt About It

Kathryn Nix | July 06, 2011

While Americans across the country were celebrating independence on Monday, Talking Points Memo (TPM) was churning out its “Chart of the Day” to support the… Read More

Health Care

CBO Report Shows, Without Reform, the Future of Medicare Ain’t Pretty

Kathryn Nix | June 30, 2011

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released its annual Long-Term Budget Outlook, which highlights the effects of existing policy on the federal budget. The verdict:… Read More

Health Care

More Americans Using HSAs—Under Threat from Obamacare

Kathryn Nix | June 22, 2011

Spending in the U.S. health care system is growing too fast to ignore. Yet, the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA), also known… Read More

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Articles by Kathryn Nix

Bipartisan Rejection of Obamacare’s IPAB Rationing Board Grows

Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives Is Bad Health Policy

AARP: How High Do You Want Your Grandkids’ Taxes to Go?

Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Tell That to Current Medicare Recipients

Paul Ryan Schools HHS Secretary on Patient-Centered Medicare Reform

No More Bad Medicare Policies for a Debt Limit Deal: They Cost Too Much!

For Patients in Both Medicare and Medicaid, Care Is Inefficient and Costly

Battle of the Charts: Spending Is the Problem, No Doubt About It

CBO Report Shows, Without Reform, the Future of Medicare Ain’t Pretty

More Americans Using HSAs—Under Threat from Obamacare