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The Charts Obama Doesn’t Want You to See
Talking about Obamacare’s effects is one thing; seeing hard data is another. Heritage’s newly updated Obamacare in Pictures has 15 charts that show the law’s… Read More
Future of Medicare Advantage Remains Uncertain
For the second year in a row, the Obama Administration has reversed course on planned payment rate cuts for Medicare Advantage (MA), the private plans… Read More
Union Dues Force Home Care Workers to Support Their Undoing at Polls
While union workers go door to door in California to recruit dues-paying providers of home care services, union officials push a ballot initiative that could unravel… Read More
Conservatives Vent on House Vote for Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ [VIDEO]
House conservatives were put off by leadership’s hastily scrambled voice vote to prevent deep cuts in reimbursement to physicians who treat Medicare patients, several lawmakers… Read More
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Obamacare State Exchange Directors Defend Programs on Capitol Hill
Six heads of state exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, defended their often poor-performing online insurance marketplaces yesterday on Capitol Hill. Appearing… Read More
A Temporary Medicare SGR “Patch” Is Better Than Permanent Deficits
House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) have just reached an agreement on a temporary, 12-month Medicare “doc fix” that… Read More
Medicare: An Irresponsible “Doc Fix” Could Cost $2.3 Trillion—or More
Flawed solutions to complex health policy problems can be very costly. Scrutinize, therefore, the congressional compromise legislation (H.R. 4015 and S. 2000) to repeal the… Read More
The Obama Administration’s About-Face on Medicare
The Obama administration seems determined not to rock the boat before the midterm congressional election this fall. It’s already delayed Obamacare mandates that could cause… Read More
Funding the Medicare SGR Fix: Forget the “Funny Money”
House and Senate leaders have forged a bill (H.R. 4015/S. 2000) to repeal Medicare’s unworkable physician payment update formula, known as the Sustainable Growth Rate… Read More
Not One Dime of Deficit Spending to Fund Medicare’s SGR Replacement
Members of Congress have come to an agreement to replace the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula with a new system that would reward quality… Read More
