Health Care
Health care reforms continue to move through Senate
Today will be a busy day for the Senate Rules Committee. As of this writing, the committee is set to hear 18 bills when they get together later. Among the…
Health maintenance organization
medical insurance group that provides health services for a fixed annual fee in the US
Health Care
NCGA to consider health provider and insurance reforms
My last blog post described what I believe are two bad pieces of health care policy that were introduced recently in the North Carolina General Assembly. The blog detailed two…
Health Care
Obamacare as a big bleeping failure
Editors at Issues and Insights offer a harsh assessment of the Affordable Care Act‘s 10-year track record. Ten years ago this month, when President Obama Barack was signing Obamacare into…
Research Brief
Health Care
“Medicare For All” and the Government Takeover of Health Care
We have heard a great deal lately about something called “Medicare for All” (MFA). The idea is supported by many Democrats in Congress, as well as all of the declared…
Health Care
Employers looking for innovative ways to provide cheaper health care for employees
Employers are looking for new ways to control the costs of providing health insurance to their employees. Most Americans get health insurance through their employer. This means the amount that…
Health Care
ACA premiums will shrink for some
For the first time since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), some North Carolina residents who purchase health insurance through the insurance exchanges will see a decrease in…
Health Care
North Carolina Approved For 24 Percent Average Health Insurance Premium Hikes
Last week, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina received final approval to increase the underlying cost of 2017 health insurance premiums by an average of 24 percent. The…
Health Care
Obamacare’s dwindling choices
Robert King of the Washington Examiner focuses on the likely impact of the latest bad news for the Affordable Care Act. Obamacare is facing a new challenge after a wave…
Elections & Public Integrity
The presidential election and health care policy
Tevi Troy devotes an Observer column to the 2016 presidential race’s potential impact on federal health care policy. In three of the last four election cycles, health care has been…
Liberty
What Would They Say If I Weighed 500 lbs?
We hear Mission Health’s network is going to triple in size. Ask me if I care. I am still blowing fire out of my ears from my last encounter, having…
Health Care
LA Times notes Obamacare’s impact on Californians seeking medical treatment
The Los Angeles Times reports on health care access in the Golden State under the federal Affordable Care Act. Finding a doctor who takes Obamacare coverage could be just as…
Health Care
Obamacare and the insurance companies: A match made in …
Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner has news for anyone who thought the Affordable Care Act represented Barack Obama’s effort to help the little guy fight those big, mean insurance…