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Inside the $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is a political time bomb for Republicans
Contained inside the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill is a political time bomb for Republicans. Included in the bill’s long list of stimulus spending is a provision that delivers on President Biden’s promise to stren…
What does Kelly Loeffler’s health plan do to coverage for preexisting conditions?
I’ve been doing health policy for thirty years. I arguably know something about health insurance. For the life of me, I can’t figure out what Kelly Loeffler is proposing under her health plan––particularly when it comes to current protectio…
Joe Biden won. What does that mean for health care?
Presuming the North Carolina and Alaska Senate seats remain in Republican hands, the Senate will come out no better for Democrats than a 50-50 tie with Vice President-elect Harris being the tiebreaker. If Republicans win at least one of the two Georgi…
Will the Supreme Court destroy the Affordable Care Act?
Now that it appears certain that the Republicans will approve a new Supreme Court justice in the coming weeks, there is great concern among Obamacare supporters that this could well mean the end of Obamacare. That concern is being amplified in the hype…
Analyzing the Biden health plan. Will it work?
If the Democrats capture the White House, keep the House, and take over the Senate, the Biden health care outline stands a good chance of being enacted. The Biden health care proposal directly takes on the big things that haven’t worked in Obamac…
Why is the government so scared of directly negotiating drug prices?
President Trump recently signed two executive orders directly related to prescription drug prices in the U.S. One order would allow the “reimportation” of prescription drugs from Canada. This longstanding idea would allow U.S. pharmacies an…
Supporters of Obamacare should consider this Trump proposal
Readers of my articles know that no one has been more critical of Obamacare’s flaws––particularly over the impact the program has had on middle-class consumers in the individual health insurance market. And, readers already know that no one has b…
Only Biden, Bloomberg, and Buttigieg have health plans that have a realistic chance of becoming law
In an earlier post, I pointed out that there is no better chance of passing a Medicare for all health care plan through Congress in the coming years than there was in 1977, or 1993, or 2009. Then Elizabeth Warren showed us just how politically unrealis…
What is the Trump health plan for 2020?
The Republicans don’t yet have a health care plan less than a year before the 2020 elections. But based upon their 2017 Obamacare repeal and replace efforts, as well as a major document recently issued by the House Republican Study Committee, wha…
How special interests won big and consumers lost big
As the year winds down and must-pass year-end spending bills are completed — and with that, any chance of attaching and approving health care legislation — the special interests have won big, and consumers have lost big. Employers, unions, …
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