News
National Journal | Sebelius To Release Rules For Health Exchanges
Today, we will be releasing draft proposals that set minimum requirements for exchanges while giving states the flexibility they need to design an exchange that works for them," Sebelius writes in a blog for the Huffington Post.
National Journal | Feds Introduce State Medicaid Saving Plans
The federal government, in an effort to help states reduce Medicaid costs, announced two new ways for states to pay for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.
Politico | Democrats split on Independent Payment Advisory Board
For the past year, Democrats have been mostly united on health care issues, especially in the face of Republican efforts to repeal President Barack Obama’s landmark law. But this week, House Republicans plan to fire their opening salvos against the Independent Payment Advisory Board — an issue on which Democrats are far from united.
Econ Comments
WSJ | Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
Relying on unelected bureaucrats, such as ObamaCare's Independent Payment Advisory Board, to ratchet down Medicare price controls won't control overutilization.
Cato Institute | Health Care Ruling Was "Constitutionally Corrupt"
Perhaps most surprising was Judge Jeffrey Sutton's concurrence upholding the mandate. A former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia who was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, Sutton is considered one of the leading conservative jurists in the country. Many are hailing Sutton's opinion as an admirable example of non-partisan judicial reasoning because of this reputation.
