Benjamin Domenech

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Senators Offer Blueprint for Comprehensive Medicare Reform

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February 21, 2012

Republican Senators Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Richard Burr of North Carolina have unveiled a new comprehensive blueprint for Medicare reform in Washington, DC.
Consumer Power Report: Coburn and Burr Plant the Flag

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February 20, 2012

Washington, DC witnessed a confrontation last week that encapsulates, for good and for ill, the dire situation facing the United States – and the choice we must make if we are to recover and return
Did Obama's OMB Director Just Undercut His Supreme Court Argument?

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February 16, 2012

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In an appearance yesterday before the House Budget Committee, The White House's acting Office of Management and Budget Director, Jeff Zients, repeated the administration's clai
Timeline: The Administration's Attack on Conscience

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February 15, 2012

Given the level of controversy and attention attracted by President Obama's recent announcements concerning mandatory coverage of abortifacients, sterilization, and contraception, it is worthwhile
Consumer Power Report: A False Compromise on Conscience Protections

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February 13, 2012

Last week, in the wake of incredible backlash from faith communities and employers across the country,
Attorneys General Demand Reconsideration of HHS Abortion and Contraception Mandate

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February 10, 2012

Three state attorneys general have written HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, urging them to reconsider the controversial new
Cuccinelli and Coakley Debate Constitutionality of Obamacare

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February 09, 2012

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley will debate the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law Thursday, February 9th at 10 AM at
Consumer Power Report #308: Who Pays for Medicaid Expansion?

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February 07, 2012

Welcome to the Consumer Power Report.
Consumer Power Report: Obama Administration Tramples on Religious Freedom

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January 30, 2012

Throughout the country on Sunday, Catholics were read letters by bishops and priests protesting the latest rule handed down from on high by the Obama administration – a rule that will unquestionabl
Study: Massachusetts Provides Lessons for Obamacare

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January 26, 2012

Imagine a marketplace where you have to receive government approval for setting prices on your product, where you have to show your math for every decision made, and where you are
Consumer Power Report: One Observer Says No Repeal Likely

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January 24, 2012

In a few recent editions, we’ve discussed the ramifications and possibilities of whether the next president, if a Republican, will engage the political capital necessary to “repeal and replace” Pre
Consumer Power Report: The Good, Bad, and Ugly on Cancer

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January 10, 2012

The new year brings us good, if not great, news within the annual cancer statistical projections for 2012, according to an annual report from Dr. Ahmedin Jemal.
Consumer Power Report: Lessons of the Year

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December 19, 2011

Let’s pause from our normal breakneck pace of waivers and reviews, court challenges and approvals, to take a moment to assess three lessons from the year in health policy.
Question and Answer on Wyden-Ryan

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December 16, 2011

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's staff was kind enough to take the time to go through my questions posed to them.
Consumer Power Report: How Obamacare Targets Consumer-Directed Health Plans

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December 12, 2011

Many folks have been asking questions regarding the impact the medical loss ratio (MLR) rule released last week will have on health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans.
Farewell, Don Berwick

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December 12, 2011

The end of 2011 brings to an end the controversial tenure of Don Berwick, who stepped down as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Quarter-Billion Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Penis Pumps

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December 06, 2011

According to data collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare has spent more than $240 million of taxpayer money on penis pumps for elderly men over the past decade,
Sebelius to Shame Insurers for Rate Increases—on Government Website

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December 01, 2011

With insurance premiums having risen across the nation since the passage of President Obama’s health care law, his administration recently announced a public relations response to the increases whi
Consumer Power Report: Farewell, Don Berwick

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November 28, 2011

Welcome to the Consumer Power Report. And goodbye to Don Berwick.
Obama Exchange in Virginia Would Be Expensive Mistake

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November 24, 2011

Is Bob McDonnell about to become Barack Obama’s favorite governor?

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