By Michael F. Cannon
Politico‘s Jason Millman writes: How much does Rick Santorum hate President Barack Obama’s health care law? So much that he even opposes the parts a lot of Republicans like. The Republican presidential candidate, talking health care across the street from Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic Monday morning, blasted parts of the Affordable Care Act that poll well [...]
But, But…Price Controls Poll Well! is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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…is that it overshadowed news that the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to repeal one of two new entitlement programs created by Obamacare—the ironically named CLASS Act—with a bipartisan three-fifths majority. (With numbers like that, Congress could even repeal Obamacare’s death panel!) But really, one private organization pulling funding for another private organization is way [...]
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By Michael F. Cannon
As I write, the House is debating a bill that would repeal the CLASS Act, one of two new entitlements created under ObamaCare. It’s hard express just how awful this program is. Here’s my attempt from back in October, when the Obama administration admitted CLASS is a bust: The idea behind CLASS was that the [...]
‘The Problem with CLASS Is That It’s Voluntary.’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
In this podcast, I discuss the flap between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum over RomneyCare‘s effect on free riding. I also talk about how some fact checkers misfired when looking into …
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By Michael F. Cannon
Here’s a poor, unsuccessful letter I sent to the editor of the Washington Post: “The dangerous gym membership” [Jan. 12] claims that in Medicare Advantage, “advertising a plan as the go-to health insurance source for marathoners could lure in a healthier subscriber base, disrupting the rest of the market place in the process.” Oh? Does [...]
‘The Dangerous Gym Membership’? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
In today’s Wall Street Journal, I debate ObamaCare‘s individual mandate. Here’s the teaser: Should Everyone Be Required to Have Health Insurance? Yes, says Karen Davenport of George Washington University, because it’s the key to making health care more affordable and accessible. No, says Michael F. Cannon from the Cato Institute, because it will make health [...]
WSJ Debate: Should the Government Require You to Purchase Health Insurance? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Michael F. Cannon
A bunch of rural hospitals are upset about a provision of Obamacare that benefits Massachusetts above all other states. Forgive the bureaucratese, but you really have to read the Medicare Price Control Payment Advisory Commission’s description to appreciate the situation: Among the proposed wage index reclassifications or exceptions granted to hospitals for FY2012, the rural floor exception [...]
Obamacare’s Sweetheart Deal for Massachusetts is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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