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Congress Should Pay for the Medicare Doctor Fix
Click here to view a print-friendly version of this article.After months of struggling to put together a major health bill, Senate leaders opted for a new strategy last week. Now their goal is to pass...
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Hogging the Pie: Inflation in Healthcare Costs
Click here to read a printer friendly version of this article.One of the catchphrases frequently heard in discussions about the cost of health care is “bending the curve.” This refers to efforts to...
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The "Alice in Wonderland" Moment in the Health Care Debate
Click here for a printer-friendly version of this articleCongress continues to argue that the United States must “do something” about health care. The claim is that absent reform, premiums will rise...
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A Responsible Health Care Step: Put the “Docfix” Issue to Bed
Click here for a printer-friendly version of this articleAs Scott Brown takes his seat in the Senate, the Obama administration and its allies on Capitol Hill are still searching for a way to save their...
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Will the President’s New Fiscal Commission Consider Repealing Obamacare?
Click here for a printer-friendly version of this articleAs Congress gears up to move health care reform through the budget reconciliation process, much attention has focused on whether the Senate will...
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Do Longevity-Boosting Reforms Lower Budgetary Costs?
As policymakers face the need to raise revenue and cut health costs, taxes on fizzy drinks and unhealthy foods are gaining popularity. Greg Mankiw has argued that even if soda taxes extend life...
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Rhetoric Meets Reality on Health Law
Ben Smith at Politico has a great scoop on a recent strategy session hosted by the Herndon Alliance, a left-wing umbrella group that works to promote the new health care law. According to Smith, as the...
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The Trouble with the Super Committee
As Congress gets set to reconvene after Labor Day, all eyes have turned toward the so-called “super committee” -- the special budgetary panel created by the debt limit deal. That’s understandable...
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In the current issue of National Review, I have a lengthy piece on a problem that has vexed conservative for decades: Why is it that government keeps growing, despite valiant efforts by conservatives...
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The Newest Obamacare Fail: Penalties of $36,500 per Worker
Teaser: Hey, employers, don’t even think about reimbursing your workers’ health-insurance premiums.Beginning this month, the IRS can levy fines amounting to $100 per worker per day or $36,500 per...
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