Top Obama Advisers Proposed Voucherizing Medicare Way Back in…2010?
Avik Roy: “It’s time for President Obama to own up. Either the Romney-Ryan plan is sound, or Obama’s campaign is being dishonest.” Continue reading
Ryan Medicare drama more hype than reality
The White House and Ryan Medicare budgets don’t differ that much. What does differ is their approach. The president’s approach is inflexible. Ryan’s approach has the advantage of making the cuts less painful by allowing market-based reforms instead of suppressing provider fees. Continue reading
Obama Admistration plays politics with Medicare Advantage by delaying cuts
The problem is that 12 million Medicare beneficiaries, most of them seniors, are in MA plans, and cutting them could prove very unpopular. The last thing Obama needs right now is millions of angry seniors showing up at the polls in November. Continue reading
State regulations force insurers out of market, Obamacare will make it worse
“Millions of people are losing the coverage they have now, and tens of millions more surely will follow, … Some insurance carriers are leaving the market because of onerous state regulations, others are victims of a faltering economy, but the cascade has been accelerated by the rules that already have taken effect and the many more that are to come as a result of ObamaCare.” Continue reading
The 12 Worst Features Of ObamaCare
The worst parts of ObamaCare include the Basic Health Plan, waivers, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicaid Expansion.
Authorities won’t enforce Medicare Advantage restrictions until after election
“The White House has apparently decided that it won’t enforce the unpopular parts of its health-care plan until after the 2012 election. The latest evidence is its decision not to slash Medicare Advantage, the program that Democrats hate because it lets seniors choose private insurance options” – WSJ
