News
NationalJournal | Chipping Away at the Health Care Law
After three months of unrelenting attack, Republicans have succeeded in chipping away small pieces of the health care law.
NationalJournal | Obama Signs Into Law First Changes to Health Reform
President Obama signed into law the first major change to the health care law on Thursday—the repeal of the hated 1099 tax-reporting provision.
Econ Comments
USA Today | Another view: Ryan's way is the better way
Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposal represents a different way out of the crisis. He would not touch Medicare for anyone on the program today or anyone getting close to retirement. No one would be thrown off of the program.
WSJ | New Efficiencies in Health Care? Not Likely
If the British experience is any indication, generic drugs and expert commissions will do little to lower costs.
Blogs
NRO: The Agenda | How to block grant Medicaid
First, it’s important to step back and think about why Medicaid is a state-federal program. The federal government has a couple of key advantages in providing means-tested entitlements like Medicaid.
Reports
Heritage Foundation | Transforming Medicare into a Modern Premium Support System: What Americans Should Know
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R–WI) budget proposal for fiscal year 2012 would transform the Medicare program into a “premium support” system. Under the Ryan approach, the federal government would make a direct financial contribution to Medicare enrollees’ health care coverage, just as it does today for federal workers and retirees in the popular Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the nation’s largest and most successful example of a premium support system.
