And Now Anthem Floats Possibility of Leaving the Exchanges
In the last few months Americans found out that several insurers, including major players Aetna and United, would largely exit...
ER Visits Spike With Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion
I’ve written at length about the negative effects of expanding a broken Medicaid program under Obamacare. Poor health outcomes and...
The Dismal Recovery
The “recovery” of the last seven years remains the worst in postwar American history. Average gross domestic product (GDP) growth...
Chart: 2017 Obamacare Premiums in Your County
Earlier this week the Department of Health and Human Services released next year's Obamacare insurance exchange prices. You can find...
Like an Exploding Cell Phone, Obamacare Should Be Replaced
The last few months have been pretty devastating for the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act." Shortly after United and Aetna...
Think Fewer Insurers is Bad? Wait Until We Have Just One.
One of the biggest problems with American health care has been the fragmentation of our health insurance market. Long before...
For Better Health Care Access, Pursue Interstate Licensing
Imagine you got a nasty cut that needed stitches while you were vacationing in Florida this summer. Apart from putting...
Regarding Centene’s Outrageous Corporate Welfare Demands
For those unfamiliar with the company, St. Louis-based Centene Corporation is a managed care organization with a specialization in Medicaid....
Session Notes: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Fails Again
With the 2016 legislative session behind them, Missouri's legislature has once again rejected Obamacare's Medicaid expansion. Had it passed, the...
Wyoming Joins the Direct Primary Care Party
Over the last couple years I’ve talked a lot about direct primary care (DPC), a doctor practice model that largely cuts insurance...
At Session’s Midpoint, Reforms Loom Large On Legislative Agenda
If you visit Jefferson City this week, you might notice that the Capitol's a bit quieter than usual. That calm...
No Surprise: Health Care Spending Accelerated in 2014
One of the most ballyhooed promises of Obamacare was the law's supposed effect on Americans' health care spending. Frequent talk...
Study Finds Health Care Price Transparency Should Be a Top Policy Priority
We have talked many times about market-based reforms that would help to bend down the cost curve of health care...
Physician Survey: Direct Primary Care Growing In Popularity, Particularly With Younger Doctors
Jacqueline DiChiara has a great piece this week about the impact of physician shortages on the future of medicine. Hit...
Obamacare Cronyism: Where Does the Bureaucracy End and the Insurance Industry Begin?
When the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, was written in 2010, much of it was negotiated behind closed doors with...
Killing the Golden Goose: How Walmart’s Left-Wing Critics Destroy Job Creation
Under three different CEOs, Wal-Mart has done all kinds of somersaults to appease left-wing critics. In 2005, Lee Scott set...
An Organization of Union Conservatives?
Terry Bowman had had enough. Sitting in his breakroom several years back, he saw an article in his union’s newsletter...
Government-Run Obamacare Co-ops Begin Their Downward Spirals
When the details of Obamacare were being ironed out, some in Congress wanted a “public option” in health care—a massive,...
Kansas City Obamacare Insurance Premiums Expected to See Double-Digit Hike
Earlier today I wrote about how government-backed insurance cooperatives around the country have begun to fail. The reason? Dollars and...
Ohio’s Medicaid Explosion Under Obamacare Is a Warning for Missouri
Instead of getting a handle on the cost of care and working to maximize access to medical professionals, the Affordable Care...
