The hospital lobby is out in force urging states to expand their Medicaid programs. Their faulty claims are spurring Republicans governors to embrace the giant expansion of the broken, costly Medicaid program. This week, Governor Kasich of Ohio and Governor Snyder of Michigan became the fifth and sixth Republican governors to announce their desires to further embrace consolidated federal health care through the expansion. But why would hospitals who are focused on delivering high-quality health care to their patients embrace such a bad idea? The answer: Protecting their bottom-line.
By Jason Hughey In 2011, Congress passed the Budget Control Act (BCA). This legislation raised the debt ceiling by $2.4 trillion and only one and a half years later, the federal government has already spent all of that $2.4 trillion and more. The legislation also included some “spending cuts” according to many commentators on the [...]
By: Nicole Kaeding Medicaid is dominating state budget battles this year. States must decide whether to expand their Medicaid programs to include all individuals making below 138% of the federal poverty level—approximately $30,000 for a family of four. To finance this costly expansion, proponents are relying on gaming the Medicaid system through a highly technical [...]
By Christine Harbin President Obama missed an important deadline today. He failed to submit his FY2014 budget to Congress, even though he is legally required to do so. This is the fourth time in five years that President Obama has failed to produce a budget on time, even though he is required to do so [...]
If lawmakers were serious about improving health care and expanding coverage, then they should pursue reforms that embrace market mechanisms. President Obama’s health care law is entirely the wrong approach.
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