It’s been well-documented how PelosiCare would harm seniors and taxpayers.  But what has not been discussed is how the bill would punish married couples.  Consider this:   The House Democrats’ health bill (H.R. 3962) would set the maximum health insurance premium amounts that low and moderate income individuals and married couples could pay each year.  These families and individuals… Read more

As House Democrats prepare to bring “Stimulus II” to the floor today, a quick review of its major provisions shows striking similarity to the failed Stimulus I Democrats passed in February 2009.  Unfortunately for the American people, it is likely to have the same result:lots more spending but no job creation. ### Read more

Following reports that a government-run plan would not be included in the Senate Democrats’ health care bill, those attempting to predict the end-game on health care reform might wonder how to reconcile that with the oft-stated commitment by House Progressives to block any bill that does not contain a “robust public option.”  57 House Progressives on July 30: “Any bill that does not… Read more

With the White House on the attack today against the Congressional Budget Office and Medicare official's findings that Democratic reforms don't control health care costs, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, is not helping their cause. He said today: “Can I sit up here or stand here with a straight face and say, 'We have got strong… Read more

Today, 17 state and national medical societies, representing 92,000 physicians, including 3 past presidents of the American Medical Association, sent a letter to Senator Reid opposing the Senate Democrats’ plan for government-takeover of health care.  This news follows on the heels of hundreds of thousands of physicians who have also publicly opposed the Senate bill. Specifically, these… Read more

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis of the impact the Senate Democrats’ health care bill would have on health insurance premiums.  For those who do not have employer-provided insurance, millions of Americans would face up to 13 percent higher premiums.  To mask the true impact and cost of the proposals, Democrats give away subsidies… Read more

Washington, DC – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an analysis of the impact the Senate Democrats’ $848 billion health care bill would have on Americans’ health insurance premiums.  According to the non-partisan experts at CBO, premiums would increase significantly – up to 13 percent – for millions of Americans under the Reid bill.  In contrast, earlier estimates from… Read more

A government panel's decision to toss out long-time guidelines for breast cancer screening is causing an uproar, and well it should. This episode is an all-too-instructive preview of the coming political decisions about cost-control and medical treatment that are at the heart of ObamaCare. As recently as 2002, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force affirmed its recommendation that… Read more

Washington, DC – In a letter authored by Ways and Means Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Wally Herger (R-CA) to the President of the American Medical Association (AMA), Ways and Means Republicans expressed support for dealing with looming cuts to physician payments in Medicare but voiced their concerns over the Democrats' plan to address this by… Read more

There is an air of absurdity to what is mistakenly called "health-care reform." Everyone knows that the United States faces massive governmental budget deficits as far as calculators can project, driven heavily by an aging population and uncontrolled health costs. As we recover slowly from a devastating recession, it's widely agreed that, though deficits should not be cut abruptly (lest… Read more