News
NationalJournal | HHS Waivers to Health Care Law Top 1,000
The Department of Health and Human Services posted 126 new waivers to the health care law on Friday, bringing the total number granted to 1,040.
Politico | Haley Barbour's mixed message on Medicaid
The potential 2012 president contender says he hates having to come to Washington to "kowtow and kiss the ring" whenever he wants to adjust eligibility or coverage.
Econ Comments
Fiscal Times | Medicaid Block Grant Battle Could Have Far-Reaching Impact
Democrats and Republicans agree that turning Medicaid, which in fiscal 2009 cost state and federal governments $366 billion, into a block grant would fundamentally alter the program.
WSJ | ObamaCare's March Madness
After one year as the law of the land, mayhem abounds.
AEI | Romney Can't Withstand Obama's Kiss of Death
The irony is that Romney is right about this: Obamacare will be much easier to repeal precisely because Massachusetts went first and failed so miserably.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Repeal is Not Enough: How States Can Survive the Impending Medicaid Crisis
Mark your calendars for July 1st. That is the day that Obamacare’s failed health care model will crash head on to the fiscal reality of strained states budgets.
NCPA: Health Policy Blog | The Future of Consumer-Directed Health Care
Over the next decade I believe we are going to see a major transformation of American medicine. It won’t be the kind of transformation that is normally discussed at health care conferences and at inside-the-Beltway briefings. Nor will it be the kind of change anticipated by the people who gave us the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare).
Heritage Foundation | Secretary Sebelius Talks Fiscal Responsibility and Obamacare
The Secretary’s remarks highlighted the need for fiscal responsibility and health care reform that gives greater power to individuals and more flexibility to the states. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be achieved under Obamacare.
