News
National journal | Hill Republicans Pounce on Birth Control Debate
Republicans pounced on what they see as a golden opportunity to score political points on Wednesday, leaping into an ongoing controversy about contraception by saying the Obama administration is undercutting religious freedom.
CRS | Health Insurance Coverage of Children, 2010
In 2010, 90% of children had health insurance coverage in the United States, and 10% of children were uninsured.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | An evolutionary and natural choice for Medicare reform
Unless you’ve been isolated on Gilligan’s Island, you probably know Medicare spending is soaring. So are Medicare’s unfunded promises, now in the tens of trillions of dollars.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Side Effects: Medicare Advantage Gains Won’t Last
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that average premiums in Medicare Advantage (MA) for 2012 have fallen by 7 percent, and enrollment has increased by about 10 percent.
CATO | ObamaCare’s Coercive Essence
The GOP will win the current contraceptive-abortifacient battle going away, because the average American understands the essence of religious freedom
Atlantic | Battle Over California Medicaid Reimbursement Is a Preview of Our Future
With a dramatic Medicaid expansion on its way, and more and more of the rest of the health care system under the control of the government, the fights are going to get uglier.
CATO | The Wise Crowds Say Individual Mandate Is Unconstitutional
FantasySCOTUS.net, a project of the Constitution-educating Harlan Institute, has been tracking its 12,000+ members’ predictions in the Obamacare case before the Supreme Court.