The Heartland Institute: American Health Care Reform Act’s plan to provide everyone with a standard deduction for health insurance would be a great improvement over the current system, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland Institute article.
The Heartland Institute: Obamacare is still very much at risk from the upcoming Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell, warns NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Heartland Institute commentary.
The Heartland Institute: “Despite the California court’s decision, there may be times when pay-for-delay makes sense, and a blanket ban may harm consumers”, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland Institute article.
Modern Healthcare: “In an environment where facilities aim to maximize revenue and where they get paid from third-party reimbursements, the launch of new surgical programs could result from all the wrong reasons,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in Modern Healthcare.
NRCC: The costs imposed by the ACA, better known as Obamacare, on small business will hurt hiring, employee compensation, and business growth, according to research by NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick featured in a National Republican Congressional Committee blog post.
The Heartland Institute: If Florida were to expand Medicaid, nearly 1.3 million people would enroll, according to research by the National Center for Policy Analysis featured in an article by The Heartland Institute.
NCPA: Health insurance cooperatives are hemorrhaging money, paying out far more in medical claims than they can cover with their artificially low premiums – and expecting taxpayers to pick up the slack, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a report published by the NCPA.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Net neutrality puts health care innovation at risk, warned NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a post at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s blog.
Georgia Public Policy Foundation: The NCPA sheds light on the growing problem of hospitals buying each other up, which leads to reduced competition and higher prices, in a Georgia Public Policy Foundation article.
The Heartland Institute: In an interview with The Heartland Institute, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick says some drug inflation is due to slow action by the FDA, which has a backlog of around 4,000 abbreviated new drug applications.
NCPA: Alabama legislators could save taxpayers millions with a few simple changes to the way Medicaid prescription drug benefits are handled, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a new report published by the NCPA.
Heartland: The FDA’s rush to overregulate safer alternatives to smoking in the form of e-cigarettes is odd, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland article.
LifeHealthPro: The Medicare “doc fix” doesn’t really fix anything, said NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Life Health Pro article.
Managed Healthcare Executive: Increasing regulations on drug plans could cost the 220 million Americans who get their medications through a managed care plan, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Managed Healthcare Executive article.
NCPA: Increasing unnecessary regulations on drug plans could inflict higher costs on the 220 million Americans who get their medications through a managed drug plan, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
Clinical Oncology News: The Medicare “doc fix” is a poor replacement to the Sustainable Growth Rate that breaks the promise of fiscal responsibility Congress made to America, said Graham in a Clinical Oncology News article.
Fierce Healthcare: The cost and scope of the SGR repeal bill signifies that Congress has abandoned budget neutrality, according to a National Center for Policy Analysis report featured in a Fierce Healthcare article.
The New American: The structure of the health care exchanges force insurers to focus on short-term costs, often to the exclusion of long-term costs, warned NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a New American article.
The Waco Tribune-Herald: The National Center for Policy Analysis’ five reasons to embrace the repeal of Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula were highlighted in a Waco Tribune-Herald op-ed.
Heartland: Iowa’s insurance CO-OP set premiums too low in order to gain market share and put taxpayer money at risk, admonished NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland article.
Houston Chronicle: Specialty drugs are the next gold rush in pharmacy, and health plans are concerned, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Houston Chronicle article.
Investor’s Business Daily: Thanks to the way ObamaCare calculates insurance tax credits, the average subsidy went down while premiums went up by 5 percent, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in an Investor’s Business Daily article.
Health Works Collective: The supreme Court’s upcoming ruling in King v. Burwell could be an opportunity for congressional Republicans to make significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in the latest Health Wonk Review hosted at Health Works Collective.
Kaiser Health News: The federal government should take a lesson from the $30 billion spent on enticing medical providers to enroll in electronic records before attempting the same thing with the mental health community, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Kaiser Health News article.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Congress must prepare for the possibility that the Supreme Court will strike down subsidies, says NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article.