08/31/20
Two national political conventions were conducted within a span of ten days, providing a striking contrast in both style and substance.
Read More...Tags: Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Doug Emhoff, President Donald Trump , Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Fort McHenry, Christopher Maccio, unspoken rule of politics, the swamp, Chris Wallace, coronavirus pandemic, testing, supplies, support schools, heed the experts, economic crisis, Affordable Care Act, call for racial justice, Charlottesville, Nazi-like behavior, George Floyd, John Lewis, climate change crisis, Trump tax cut a giveaway, civil unrest, terrible trade deals, endless wars, energy Independence
08/27/18
Republicans have a pretty good story on healthcare if they are willing to stand up and be counted, but they need to get over the idea that it’s possible to please everyone. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, healthcare , Mueller probe, impeachment , pressure on the president, GovCare, single payer system, Affordable Care Act, individal mandate eliminated, GOP sabotage, Department of Justice, preexisting condittions, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Greg Walden, waivers, options, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, association healthcare plans, Junk insurance, Newt Gingrich
10/02/17
Gridlock in fixing the fiscal problem is unfortunate, but in other cases it's not necessarily a bad thing. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, drain the swamp, Gresham's Law, national debt, gridlock, economic stimulus , happytalk, Great Recession, Sen. Tom Carper, economic growth rate, hurricane damage, tax cut , Reagan tax cut, Treaasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, Graham-Cassidy bill, Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. John McCain , Sen. Rand Paul, single payer system, cap and trade proposal, manmade global warming , climate change, offshore wind power, DE Governor John Carney
09/25/17
Graham-Cassidy bill would lower federal profile in healthcare and give more authority to the states. Read More...Tags: GovCare, individual HCI business, Graham-Cassidy bill, Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Dean Heller, Sen. Ron Johnson, HHS Secretary Tom Price, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, work requirement for Medicaid, Medicaid block grants, Congressional Budget Office, Avalere Health, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, former President Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, Sen. Chris Coons, Alan Blinder, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Medicare for all, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kamala Harris, President Donald Trump, Yogi Berra, August recess, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Patty Murray
09/18/17
Delaware healthcare cost benchmarking proposal misses the mark, would foster de facto rationing by state authority. Read More...Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Delaware fiscal picture 2009, school district consolidation, LEAD Committee, Medicaid outlays, Affordable Care Act, DE De[artment of Health and Social Services, DE Governor John Carney, DE HSS Secretary Kara Odom Walker, President Barack Obama, healthcare cost benchmark, Sen. Bill Cassidy
08/21/17
Unlike the official House budget, the Republican Study Committee version would cut spending aggressively. Read More...Tags: President's budget proposal, defense spending, entitlement programs, Social Security , Medicare, Medicaid, GovCare, economic growth rate, Congressional Budget Office, House Budget Committee, Affordable Care Act, revenue neutral tax plan, macroneconomic adjustment, budget reconciliation process, Rep. Kevin Brady, SAFE budget, Republican Study Committee, House Freedom Caucus
03/13/17
Substance of the bill to “repeal and replace” GovCare should not be limited by procedural technicalities. Read More...Tags: American Health Care Act, HHS Secretary Tom Price, Speaker Paul Ryan, President Trump, political capital, Congressional Budget Office, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare Lite, Medicaid expansion, individual HCI markets, filibuster, Byrd Rule, nuclear option
01/16/17
Will the parties work together to repeal and replace GovCare? What could improve the odds for a favorable outcome?
Read More...Tags: Affordable Care Act, repeal and replace, budget reconciliation process, Coach Darrell Royal, concurrent resolution, Senate filibuster rule, president-elect's press conference, Rep. (and HHS Secretary-designate) Tom Price, president's farewell speech, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Tom Carper, Lou Stahl - Phoenix AZ
12/05/16
Fixing GovCare looks doable, but our political leaders need to act quickly versus vainly seeking perfection. Read More...Tags: Affordable Care Act, GovCare, SAFE healthcare reform plan, Sen. Tom Carper, healthcare insurance, HCI, Donald Trump, Sen. John Barrosso, repeal and replace, health savings accounts, sale of HCI across state lines, Medicaid block grants, first 100 days, reconciliation process, Sen. John Cornyn, Hillary Clinton, filibuster, public option, single payer system, Rep. Tom Price, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Pete Sessions