News
MSNBC | Ryan defends plan for fundamental Medicare redesign
Obama aide says president will offer his own deficit-cutting ideas this week.
Fox News | Budget Deal Targets Pieces of Health Care Law
The agreement would eliminate a provision of the health-care law enabling low-income workers to opt out of employer-offered health insurance and shop for more affordable coverage on insurance exchanges to be created in 2014, according to congressional aides and business groups.
Econ Comments
Laurence Kotlikoff | The Purple Health Plan
We are at a crossroads. Neither piecemeal reform nor maintenance of the status quo will suffice. Economists and other concerned citizens can play a pivotal role in providing our political leaders with a set of principles to guide fundamental health care reform as well as a specific plan to fix our health care system from the ground up.
Cato Institute | Medicare CPR
Even if you accept the Obama administration's most rosy scenario, Medicare is facing unfunded liabilities in excess of $45 trillion.
Blogs
Political Calculations | Costing Out the Top 50 Medicare Procedures
With so many politicians focused on controlling the costs of Medicare, we thought it might be time to review what the most popular medical procedures paid for by U.S. taxpayer dollars actually are.
NRO: Critical Condition | Obamacare Health Benefits Exchanges Are Flailing and Failing
The most disappointing news on the Obamacare front these days is that at least two Republican governors cannot wait to implement Obamacare in their states. Apparently, one Republican state senator in Oklahoma has finally decided to prevent an Obamacare exchange bill from reaching Gov. Mary Fallin for signature. Fair enough, but how did it get this far in the first place?
