Showing posts with label Obamacare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obamacare. Show all posts

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Obama's Lack of Respect for the Rule of Law

The administration is determined to do what it wants and not worry about the pesky checks and balances of government

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Constitutionality of Health Care Law being challenged in Appeals Court

The Health Care law is being challenged in an appeals court. Most observers believe it will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.
One of the Judges on the appeals court asked if congress has the authority to force people to buy goods on the open market, is there any limit to their power?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Looming Primary Care Physician Shortage

The number of medical students going into primary care has dropped by 50% since 1997. A shortage of primary care physicians looms as fewer future doctors are interested in general practice. It isn't surprising that new doctors are avoiding the lowest paying jobs. When medical schools saddle new doctors with an average of around $200,000 worth of debt each (in addition to whatever loans they may have outstanding from their undergraduate educations), many doctors seek more lucrative fields. Some argue that this could derail Obama's new health care law, by questioning how we plan to treat all of the uninsured if we already have a shortage of primary care physicians.

Physician Reimbursements by Medicare: will elderly patients be able to find doctors?

Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements are often below operating costs for doctors who choose to see patients covered by these insurance plans. While the number of patients on Medicare is rising, the number of doctors willing to see these patients is not growing to meet that demand. Will Medicare patients be able to find doctors willing to see them? What good is government health insurance if it can't get you in to see the doctor?

Estimates of employers dropping coverage in 2014

When the new health care law comes into effect (dubbed Obamacare) many employers may seek to dump healthcare benefits. McKinsey estimates that 30% may drop employer based health care. The CBO expects the number to only be 7%.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

We Must "End Medicare As We Know it"

Medicare as we know it is unsustainable. It will ultimately no longer exist in its current state; it remains to be seen how it will end and on whose terms. At least Paul Ryan has offered his plan on Medicare Reform. If anyone else does, I'll post those too.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Whole Foods Approach to Health Care

Whole Foods is a unique company. That's obvious if you have ever shopped their. They also have a unique form of health care. Their employees health coverage includes high deductibles and Health Savings accounts or HSAs. The owner of Whole Foods makes an argument for why the way they do health care is so effective.