SaddleBrooke Republican Club » Health care http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Sun, 20 May 2012 02:54:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 HSAs Could Bring Health Costs Down; Too Bad Obamacare Destroys Them http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/18/hsas-could-bring-health-costs-down-too-bad-obamacare-destroys-them/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/18/hsas-could-bring-health-costs-down-too-bad-obamacare-destroys-them/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:03:16 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=98478 Consumer-directed health plans have become increasing popular because of their ability to save consumers money. Breaking research published by Health Affairs shows that if consumer-directed health plans increased as a share of employer-sponsored plans from 12.4 percent to 50 percent, it could save $57.1 billion annually in national health expenditures. The report states, “Savings of this magnitude would account for 7 percent of all health care spending for the population with employer-sponsored insurance and 4 percent for the nonelderly population as a whole.” The study uses two types of consumer-directed … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/18/hsas-could-bring-health-costs-down-too-bad-obamacare-destroys-them/feed/ 0 Side Effects: Obamacare’s CO-OPs Put Taxpayer Dollars at Risk for No Good Reason http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:07 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=98264 Yet another provision of Obamacare is expected to cost taxpayers more than they expected. The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asking for details regarding the probable loss of $3.1 billion out of the $3.4 billion in Obamacare loans to its Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (“CO-OP”). The estimate comes from the President’s Budget Appendix, and the committee is considering rescinding funds that haven’t already been obligated. The Obamacare initiative gives CMS the authority to award $3.4 billion … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/feed/ 0 Another Fairly Insane Cross-National Health Care Comparison http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/sp3E1Ymxoz4/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/sp3E1Ymxoz4/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 20:49:23 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47900 By Michael F. Cannon

Yesterday, countless newspapers published a really disappointing story by Noam Levey that the Los Angeles Times ran under this title: Global push to guarantee health coverage leaves U.S. behind; China, Mexico and other countries far less affluent are working to provide medical insurance for all citizens. It’s viewed as an economic investment. The article is little more [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/another-fairly-insane-cross-national-health-care-comparison/feed/ 0 Stop Using Slippery-Slope Arguments? Where Would that End? http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/z2x9uwy-Q5w/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/z2x9uwy-Q5w/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 14:59:10 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47879 By Michael F. Cannon

Richard Thaler writes in the New York Times: Justice Scalia is arguing that if the court lets Congress create a mandate to buy health insurance, nothing could stop Congress from passing laws requiring everyone to buy broccoli and to join a gym…Can anyone imagine Congress passing a broccoli mandate law, much less the court allowing it to take [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/stop-using-slippery-slope-arguments-where-would-that-end/feed/ 0 Dealing with Fiscal Challenges http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/_Zj_15fUnco/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/_Zj_15fUnco/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:00:52 +0000 Jagadeesh Gokhale http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47827 By Jagadeesh Gokhale

I was recently asked the following: You gotta figure: States defaulting on pension obligations through bankruptcy and/or action by legislatures. Some de facto defaults will likely be to promise payment at age 90 or whatever. National governments, including the US, also likely defaulting on everything, gov’t bonds and so-called “entitlements.” So, pensioners, city, state and [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/dealing-with-fiscal-challenges/feed/ 0 J.P. Morgan and Yahoo: Market Successes http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/i9Y8vqO84eI/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/i9Y8vqO84eI/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:53:46 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47812 By Michael F. Cannon

Investment giant J.P. Morgan made a bad trade that cost its owners $2 billion. The responsible parties are losing their jobs. Yahoo’s CEO evidently misled people about his qualifications. As a result, he lost his job. If you want to know why these are market successes, consider: Medicare and Medicaid lose at least 35 times [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/j-p-morgan-and-yahoo-market-successes/feed/ 0 Gov. Christie Vetoes ObamaCare Exchange — ‘At This Time’ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/CWI4X9uVH4U/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/CWI4X9uVH4U/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 17:12:00 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47701 By Michael F. Cannon

Today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) became the latest governor to throw sand in the gears of ObamaCare, issuing an eleventh-hour veto of a bill to create an ObamaCare Exchange in New Jersey. An excerpt from his veto message: While I am unwilling to approve the establishment of a statewide health insurance exchange at this [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/gov-christie-vetoes-obamacare-exchange-at-this-time/feed/ 0 Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/chLefIljPgM/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/chLefIljPgM/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 12:34:15 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47670 By Michael F. Cannon

Today is his last chance to stop an ObamaCare Exchange. Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/will-gov-christie-volunteer-new-jersey-for-obamacares-tax-hikes/feed/ 0 Did You Read the Federalist Papers in College? Grad School? Law School? http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/jUR5Ys9otuo/ http://feeds.cato.org/~r/Cato-at-liberty/~3/jUR5Ys9otuo/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:58:42 +0000 Michael F. Cannon http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=47498 By Michael F. Cannon

In the Wall Street Journal, Peter Berkowitz says you probably didn’t. And it shows: It would be difficult to overstate the significance of The Federalist for understanding the principles of American government and the challenges that liberal democracies confront early in the second decade of the 21st century. Yet despite the lip service they pay to [...]

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]]> http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/did-you-read-the-federalist-papers-in-college-grad-school-law-school/feed/ 0 Side Effects: Another Obamacare Initiative Bites the Dust http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:16:27 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=97512 On Monday, the Obama Administration signaled that another part of its signature health care law may not be working out as planned. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put an end to a program that offered a $100 incentive to insurance brokers and agents for recommending eligible people to Obamacare’s Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP). Obamacare created the PCIP, commonly called a high-risk pool, as a temporary way to cover those with pre-existing or chronic conditions before 2014, when insurance companies will be prohibited from excluding people based … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/feed/ 0