News
WSJ | Wal-Mart to Add Clinics
Retailer Seeks Partners for Services, Plays Down Ambitions.
National Journal | Kansas Announces Sweeping Medicaid Restructuring
Republican Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced a major overhaul of his state’s Medicaid program this week that would put nearly all Medicaid recipients into private, managed-care plans.
Politico | Supreme Court health care reform path could be set Thursday
The Obama administration has asked the court to jump in, so it appears more than likely the justices will agree to decide whether the health law’s requirement that nearly all Americans obtain insurance is constitutional.
National Journal | Democrats Put Some Detail to Medicare and Medicaid Cuts
Democrats on the super committee laid out the basic details on nearly $400 billion in Medicare and Medicaid savings Wednesday, proposing cuts that will hit everyone in the health care industry, including beneficiaries.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Surprise, Surprise: Yet Another Part of Obamacare Increases Premiums and Kills Jobs
Even without Obamacare, the United States faces rising health care costs and an economy struggling to recover from the recent downturn.
Reports
Heritage Foundation | Florida’s Medicaid Reform Shows the Way to Improve Health, Increase Satisfaction, and Control Costs
Numerous studies have shown that the best coverage for improving patient health is private insurance. However, in today’s health care marketplace, not everyone has access to private coverage, and the social safety net of Medicaid is provided to the truly needy and those with disabilities.
