The House Health Bill: A Welfare Spending Explosion
Members of Congress too often just forget: Medicaid is a welfare program. It is also one of the most poorly performing of all the federal… Read More
Members of Congress too often just forget: Medicaid is a welfare program. It is also one of the most poorly performing of all the federal… Read More
Very soon, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation ( H.R. 3962). That 1990 page bill, if enacted, will have an unprecedented… Read More
The new House health care bill (H.R. 3962) unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) yesterday clocks in at 1,990 pages and about 400,000 words. As… Read More
The President promised that health care “reform” would expand coverage and choices for American families. Unfortunately, after a preliminary review of the “affordability credits” in… Read More
The new House bill ( H.R. 3962) contains a slightly revised version of the “public option”, a new government run health plan designed to compete… Read More
Americans who like making their own health care choices received welcome news yesterday when Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said he would be willing to block… Read More
Now that the Baucus Plan has been introduced as actual legislative language, it is clear more time is necessary to have a full understanding of… Read More
Politicians have always been great at two things (1) making promises that cannot be kept and (2) spending taxpayer money. Health care reform is no… Read More
File this away in the “I told you so” budget commentary section. Last April, legislators hobbled together nearly $5 billion in one-time funds to balance… Read More
The Washington Post reports: Congressional budget analysts have given House leaders cost estimates for two competing versions of their plan to overhaul the health-care system… Read More
