August 24, 2012
Friday Facts: August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note Correction: Two of the Quotes of Note in last week’s Friday Facts were incorrectly attributed to Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Our […]
Topic: Affordable Care Act
August 22, 2012
Medicaid Card Will Not Guarantee Access to a Physician
By Grace-Marie Turner One of the most tragic failings of ObamaCare is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable citizens – patients with no option […]
August 21, 2012
Checking Up On Health
Health Policy Briefs Compiled by Benita M. Dodd “Can markets work in health care?” is the headline of a Forbes magazine article reminding us of a 1974 study that demonstrated […]
August 16, 2012
Business Leaders Have a Chance to Fix Health Care
By Brian Klepper and Tom Emerick Independent of whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act remains, public and private purchasers are unlikely to see meaningful health care cost reductions […]
August 15, 2012
Not Reforming Medicare is Not an Option
To those who insist that they’ve “paid for” their Medicare benefits and dare politicians to change the program, consider this: A typical couple retiring last year, with both spouses having […]
August 14, 2012
Checking Up On Health
In this week’s Checking Up on Health, Benita Dodd reports that researchers are using a 3D printer to create lab-grown ears. A CT scan of the existing ear generates a […]
August 3, 2012
ObamaCare Violates the DNA of Our Culture
By Grace-Marie Turner ObamaCare violates American values down to our country’s very DNA. A majority of Americans continue to oppose the health law because we understand that it is at […]
July 31, 2012
Good Luck Finding a Doctor Under ObamaCare
By Grace-Marie Turner “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep […]
July 31, 2012
Checking Up On Health Care
Health Policy Briefs July 31, 2012 Compiled by Benita M. Dodd – Where have all the doctors gone? What if you added to the ranks of insured individuals but didn’t […]
July 25, 2012
ObamaCare Taxes Will Hit Like a Freight Train in 2014
By Grace-Marie Turner So just how much is that new ObamaCare tax going to cost you? For some people, a lot more than you have been hearing. The individual mandate […]
July 25, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita Dodd Health Policy Briefs: July 24, 2012 – What’s in YOUR wallet? Health care expert Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, is a frequent contributor to Forbes magazine and […]
July 20, 2012
Why States Are Reluctant on National Health Care Reform
By Dennis G. Smith The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) guarantees the debate over health care will continue. Supporters of the […]
July 20, 2012
Why States are Reluctant on National Health Care Reform
By Dennis G. Smith The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) guarantees the debate over health care will continue. Supporters of the […]
July 19, 2012
Poll: ObamaCare Still a Huge Issue for Voters this Fall
By Grace Marie-Turner The latest New York Times / CBS News poll dives into public opinion on ObamaCare following the Supreme Court decision and finds opposition to the law virtually […]
July 17, 2012
Checking Up On Health
By Benita Dodd Health Policy Briefs: July 17, 2012 – What’s in a name? Another regulatory slugfest: The Generic Pharmaceutical Association is urging the Federal Drug Administration to apply the same […]
July 13, 2012
Health Law Taxes, Penalties and Games Politicians Play
By Ron Bachman Only political junkies really care about the difference between taxes and penalties in the recently validated Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also known as ObamaCare. All […]
July 9, 2012
The Better Idea: A Health Contract with America
By John Goodman Opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) have a nifty catch phrase: repeal and replace. Unfortunately, they are much clearer on “repealing” than they are on “replacing.” […]
June 29, 2012
Friday Facts: June 29, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes of note – “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw – “And it proves, in the last place, that liberty can […]
June 29, 2012
Supreme Court Health Law Opinion is Only the Beginning
By Ron Bachman Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, it is the undisputed law of the land. The alliance of […]
June 28, 2012
Deal: Major Health Policy Decisions “In a Holding Pattern”
By Mike Klein Governor Nathan Deal expressed displeasure with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on federal health care reform during a Thursday afternoon news conference, describing it as “the largest […]
June 28, 2012
More Coverage: U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Law Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal health care reform law. This means the individual mandate survives. There are questions […]
June 28, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholds Health Care Reform Law
The U.S. Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act federal health care reform law. This means the individual mandate survives. There are questions […]
June 25, 2012
Why Prices Matter in Health Care
By John C. Goodman The single biggest mistake in all of health policy is the belief that the best way to make health care accessible is to make it free […]
June 14, 2012
Next Year’s Medicaid Shortfall Already $308 Million
By Mike Klein Georgia will delay payment until next month on some $90 million in already incurred Medicaid expenses because it has run out of state funds to pay the […]
June 12, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd June 12, 2012 Medicaid spending growth outpaces education spending: State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care […]
June 8, 2012
Friday Facts: June 8th, 2012
It’s Friday! – Register by Monday, June 25 for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place at Cobb County’s […]
June 5, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd June 5, 2012 – Doomed to failure: Health insurance exchanges required in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) won’t work, won’t increase access to affordable […]
June 4, 2012
The Case for Cross-Selling of Insurance Policies
By Ronald E. Bachman Conservatives have long promoted the expansion of individual health insurance over employer-based health insurance. Despite the sense in individual ownership, however, only about 5 percent of […]
May 29, 2012
Checking Up on Health
By Benita M. Dodd May 29, 2012 – Where to next? While the Supreme Court’s decision is likely a month away, theAmerican people already have made up their minds over the federal […]
May 25, 2012
Friday Facts: May 25th, 2012
It’s Friday! Quotes – “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.” – Thomas Campbell – “As I approach the gates of heaven; St. Peter I will tell; One more […]
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