Category: Health

Shaming Insurers Into Declining Taxpayer Funds Might Not Work–And That’s A Shame

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Last week at Humana’s shareholder meeting I asked CEO Bruce Broussard whether he would promise not to take any taxpayer money from ObamaCare’s risk corridors.  (Humana declined.)  Christopher Flavelle of Bloomberg criticizes our efforts, saying we are “trying a new tactic to ...
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Health Care Odds & Ends: How Many ObamaCare Enrollees?

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1. Only Two-Thirds Of Exchange Enrollees Have Paid First Premium, But…  New research released by Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee shows that only 67 percent of people who have signed up on the federal exchanges have paid ...
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New ObamaCare Enrollment Report Shows Death Spiral Is Likely

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HHS has just released the latest enrollment report for the ObamaCare exchanges.  A few notable statistics: -8,019,763 people have signed up for a plan on the exchanges. -About 3.8 million of those signed up in the last month of the ...
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If Politicians Care About Liberty, They Need To Fight For It

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Alas, the GOP is not called the stupid party for nothing.  If Republicans are really serious about restoring liberty in health care, then they need better tactics than talking without first thinking and preemptive surrender. The first case in point is ...
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Taxpayers Should Plan for Insurance Company Bailouts; Humana Chief Broussard Says Humana Will Not Reject Taxpayer Funds if it Incurs Losses on ObamaCare Exchange

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Humana May Take up to $450 Million in Taxpayer Money from ObamaCare Risk Adjustment Provisions, Including the Risk Corridor Taxpayers Should Not Be Forced to Shield Humana From Risky Business Decisions, Health Policy Expert Says Tampa, FL / Washington, D.C ...
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Bloomberg’s Food Police Take Over DC

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In an opinion piece in today’s Daily Caller, I explain how Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have developed a strong foothold in Washington, DC, in an effort to use the government to change how you eat. If you liked Mayor Bloomberg’s ...
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Statement of Jeff Stier on FDA’s Announcement on E-Cigarette Regulations

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Washington, D.C. - National Center for Public Policy Research Risk Analysis Director Jeff Stier has released the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration's announcement today on e-cigarettes: I'm pleased that the FDA has finally released a blueprint for ...
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Top Drug Execs Quizzed on Ways to Improve “Compassionate Use” Policies

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Drugs the FDA Has Not Yet Approved are the Last Hope for Some Patients, Yet Access Often is Difficult National Center Senior Fellows Speak Directly with CEOs of Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson Short Hills, NJ / New Brunswick, NJ ...
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ObamaCare is Hurting Business, General Electric Says; National Center for Public Policy Research Quizzed GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt at Company Shareholder Meeting Today

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Immelt Says There is "A Lot of Uncertainty in Health Care"; Company CFO Blames Downturn in Company's Health Care Division Directly on ObamaCare National Center Also Asked GE to Institute a Conscience Guarantee in GE's Code of Conduct Respecting an ...
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ObamaCare Whac-A-Mole!

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The “skinny networks” of physicians and hospitals in many ObamaCare exchange plans are really beginning to rankle patients, so much so that the political class feels increasingly compelled to do something. In Washington State, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said “companies need ...
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