How’s that “Hope and Change” working for you ….? ======= When Wal-Mart endorsed President Obama’s health-care plan in 2009, CEO Mike Duke said it did so “to remove the burden that is crushing America’s businesses and hampering our competitiveness in the global economy.” That doesn’t seem to be working out too well—for all Americans, and especially for Wal-Mart’s employees. Last week the largest... Read more
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Rep. Mike Rogers on Obamacare – Video
October 25 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCareU.S. says insurers must cover birth control
August 1 | Posted by mrossol | Health, ObamaCareHey, raise the debt ceiling, start spending. ========= By William SpainCHICAGO MarketWatch — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said Monday that insurance plans will soon be required to cover approved female contraception methods without any co-pays or deductibles. The new rules, to take effect next year, also require insurers to pay for for “well-woman visits,” screening for gestational diabetes and... Read more
An Opportunity For Major Reform, If We Can Take It
July 27 | Posted by mrossol | Debt, Economics, ObamaCare, Party PoliticsSome thoughts on a July 19, WSJ article… =================== Emil W. Henry Jr.’s “America’s Debt-Ceiling Opportunity” (op-ed, July 19) clearly states what should be obvious to all: The federal government is extremely poorly run and ignores the basic rules of business economics and accounting. In fact, it often crosses the line into what would be criminal for the rest of us. As an... Read more
Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
July 15 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Health, ObamaCareBy MERRILL MATTHEWS AND MARK LITOW Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50% higher than private health-insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions. In other words, given two patients with similar health-care needs—one a Medicare beneficiary over age 65, the other an individual under... Read more
The Accountable Care Fiasco
June 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaCareReview & Outlook: The Accountable Care Fiasco – WSJ.com. I haven’t posted on ObamaCare lately, so here you are. ===== The Obama Administration is handing out waivers far and wide for its health-care bill, but behind the scenes the bureaucracy is grinding ahead writing new regulations. The latest example is the rule for Accountable Care Organizations that are supposed to... Read more
