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Study: Massachusetts Provides Lessons for Obamacare

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 "granted" the ability to increase the cost of your product only after first being approved by government bureaucrats. Well, it's a reality today. This morning AEI's Jim Pethokoukis links an interesting Health Affairs study on Massachusetts - it's an overview of the outcomes to expect from Obamacare based on the...

Florida Pursues Medicaid Reform

Based on evidence Florida’s attempt to reform Medicaid is bearing fruit for the Sunshine State, Republican Gov. Rick Scott is seeking to expand it beyond its initial test counties. Florida passed its Medicaid Reform Pilot for five counties with bipartisan support in 2006. The program shifted health care from the government-controlled status quo toward patient-centered care, with the goals of greater choice, expanded services, ability to opt-out for private coverage, and increased patient...

Consumer Power Report: One Observer Says No Repeal Likely

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” President Barack Obama’s health care law. This week, Norm Coleman – the former senator from Minnesota and a prominent advisor for Mitt Romney – suggested that no matter who the Republican nominee is, he or she is unlikely to do so. Here’s a report on his remarks. “You will not repeal the act in its...

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