Health CareCommentary
Don’t Be Fooled by Promises of Entitlement Savings
Medicare is in serious need of fundamental reform. The old way in which Medicare reimbursed physician services was broken and needed to be scrapped. It… Read More
Health CareNews
Senate Passes Bill Stabilizing Doctors’ Payments, Adding $141 Billion to Deficit
With just hours to go before Medicare physicians potentially faced deep cuts in payments, the Senate passed legislation that stabilizes such payments but adds $141… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Medicare Report: House ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Not Permanent Fix, Pays Doctors Less in Long Run
Medicare’s Chief Actuary released a report on Thursday confirming the Congressional Budget Office’s bleak assessment of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obama Wants Doctors Paid Differently. Here’s the Downsides to His Proposed Way.
As part of the 5-year anniversary White House celebration of his health care law, President Obama included his goals for health reform going forward. Among… Read More
Health CareNews
House Passes Medicare Doc Fix Bill. How Did Your Representative Vote?
The House Thursday passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015—the so-called “doc fix” bill. The legislation was approved in a 392-37 vote. >>>… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Doctor’s Take: ‘Doc Fix’ Bill Pushes New Regulation on Doctors, Will Lead to Pricier Doctor Visits
This week Congress is considering the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2). Although correct in its ultimate goal, the bill… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The $400 Billion ‘Fix’ Is in and Taxpayers Will Get the Bill
The Boehner-Pelosi “Doc Fix” legislation doesn’t fix the problems with Medicare. It simply tinkers with pseudo-reforms, kicks the can down the road and passes the… Read More
Health CareNews
CBO: Boehner-Pelosi Plan for Medicare Doctors’ Payments Adds $141 Billion to Deficit
As the House prepares to consider legislation reforming how Medicare doctors are paid, an analysis on the plan by a nonpartisan agency released today shows… Read More
Health CareCommentary
House’s Bipartisan Deal Would Hike Deficit, Hurt Economy in Long-Term
Washington is exhibiting symptoms of schizophrenia. At the same time that lawmakers are debating their budget blueprints to eliminate deficits before the end of the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
CBO Confirms the Doc Fix Deal Will Increase Deficits
The Congressional Budget Office has finally released a score for the Boehner-Pelosi deal to replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) payment system in Medicare. Congress’s… Read More
