The Rising Costs of Prescription Drugs
FOX News: ObamaCare will cover generic medications, but people who need specialty drugs will end up paying more out of pocket, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
FOX News: ObamaCare will cover generic medications, but people who need specialty drugs will end up paying more out of pocket, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
Forbes: If competition, incentives, and market prices were introduced into the VA’s healthcare system, veterans would receive better treatment at lower costs, says NCPA Senior Fellow Peter Ferrara in a Forbes commentary.
NCPA: Many states have enacted drug regulations that force health plans to allow unqualified drug providers to administer specialty drug therapies, according to a new report from Devon Herrick, senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis.
FOX Business: Changes in health benefits are playing a big role in people’s decision to retire early, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a piece at FOXBusiness.com.
Huffington Post: Britain’s latest accidental vasectomy was well publicized, but the number of hospital blunders reported between this year and last year was about the same, according to a National Center for Policy Analysis report featured in a Huffington Post article.
The Boston Globe: NCPA President John Goodman advises those touting the success of the Massachusetts health care law to ensure that the good news holds true before celebrating in a Boston Globe article.
FOX News: The underlying costs of ObamaCare are higher than anticipated and can only be expected to increase next year, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
FOX News: When people stop paying their premiums, it’s up to doctors and hospitals to foot the bill for their care, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX’s America’s Newsroom.
Colorado Health Insurance Insider: NCPA Senior Fellow Linda Gorman’s examination of claims that failing to expand Medicaid will cause 17,000 deaths per year was highlighted in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review hosted at Colorado Health Insurance Insider.
FOX News: When a patient falls behind on their premium payments, could be left with an unpleasant surprise, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News. Under ObamaCare, insurance companies are only obligated to cover 30 of the 90 day grace period for patients who stop paying, leaving doctors with the bill for the last 60 days.
FOX News: What we need to know is not how many people have signed up for ObamaCare, but how many paid their first month’s premium and will continue to pay through the rest of the year, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
FOX News: ObamaCare fails to deliver because the demands of Democratic constituencies and special interests were simply thrown together rather than handled in a manageable way, says NCPA President John Goodman in an op-ed by Cal Thomas at FOX News.com.
OklahomaWatchdog.org: The Surgery Center of Oklahoma offers a cost incentive alternative for quality care, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an OklahomaWatchdog.org article. The Surgery Center has agreed to provide lower cost medical procedures to Oklahoma County employees.
FOX News: From not until the next open enrollment period at the end of the year, people will be unable to buy health insurance and comply with ObamaCare, says NCPA President John Goodman in a FOXNews.com article.
Newsmax: The health insurance market has been “completely closed down” until the next open enrollment session in seven months, NCPA President John Goodman said in a Newsmax article.
FOXBusiness.com: Based on past insurance markets, we could see a 25% dropout rate for insurance selected through ObamaCare, predicts NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOXBusiness.com article.
The Sean Hannity Show: ObamaCare’s perverse incentives are leading to perverse outcomes, said NCPA President John Goodman in an interview with Sean Hannity on the impending ObamaCare deadline.
NBC News: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham says that allowing people to start, but not finish, enrolling in ObamaCare to avoid the deadline will decrease the urgency and is a “bad idea” on NBC News.
FOX News: NCPA President John Goodman outlines the problems with ObamaCare, including the impossible mandate, unworkable subsidies, and perverse incentives within the exchanges, on FOX and Friends.
The Blaze: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham discusses ObamaCare problems and alternatives on The Blaze.
Health Wonk Review: NCPA President John Goodman’s suggestions to fix the Affordable Care Act were highlighted in the latest Health Wonk Review hosted at the Health Affairs Blog.
FOXBusiness.com: The latest extension undermines the urgency of having an enrollment period, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a FOXBusiness.com article.
Newsmax TV: The administration continues to push back deadlines for ObamaCare’s implementation, but should instead embrace reforms to simplify the system, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick on Newsmax TV’s America’s Forum.
American Thinker: NCPA President John Goodman’s recent Wall Street Journal commentarywas praised in a post at American Thinker.
Newsmax TV: NCPA Senior Fellow Tom Saving discussed his latest report on proposed Medicare reforms on Newsmax TV.