It’s Time to Redesign Government-Hospital Coronavirus Funding
Don’t rush to give hospitals more money, but if there is another bailout, require them to treat and charge patients fairly.
Congress Must Cut Red Tape that Reduces the Effectiveness of Our COVID-19 Response
State and federal laws and regulations are hindering the private sector’s efforts to help fight the outbreak.
A Smarter Approach to Offering States Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
Rather than merely spraying money at the states, Congress must target funding to those places that need it most.
New Insurance Numbers Show the Importance of the Trump Administration’s Health-Care Reforms
Far from proving that the administration has “sabotaged” Obamacare, new Census Bureau data provide compelling support for the president’s actions.
Time to Get Serious about Medicaid
No wonder the White House sharply criticized Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicaid budget proposal. Judging from the policy outline administration officials released last week, they seem to be unaware of the ...
Dear Deficit Commission: Repealing CLASS Is Not Enough
President Obama’s debt-reduction commission missed an opportunities to move the fiscal debate forward by not going far enough to address Obamacare’s budget impact. We are already experiencing record budget deficits: ...
Fleecing the Cornhuskers
Remember the Cornhusker Kickback? It was a giveaway to Nebraska brokered in order to secure the vote of one of its senators for Obamacare. After word of the scam broke, ...
More Fed Money for Profligate States?
Many state leaders are lobbying the Senate to extend the Medicaid bailout enacted in the February 2009 stimulus bill. While several attempts by Senate leaders to extend the bailout have ...
Obama’s Proposed Medicaid Expansion: Lessons from TennCare
From the beginning of the debate over health-care reform, President Obama has advocated a major expansion of Medicaid — already a rapidly growing entitlement. Congress took heed: The Senate bill, ...
A Medicaid Buy-Off
Sen. Harry Reid needs 60 Senate votes to pass his health-care bill and, as Jonathan Karl of ABC News reported last night, is attempting to bribe Sen. Mary Landrieu of ...