Perspectives on Long-Term Deficits
Jim Capretta, Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, testified today before the House Budget Committee. His testimony on the subject of long-term deficits can be found here.
View ArticleThe President’s Health Care Proposal
Read the summary here. Read the President’s letter sent to Congressional leaders on March 2, 2010 here. Click here to read Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) letter to President Obama...
View ArticleReconciliation Bill [HR 4872]
CBO score of the Reconciliation bill Bill Text From the Congressional Research Service: Private Health Insurance: Changes Made by H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Reconcilitation Act of 2010...
View ArticleObamacare Implementation Timeline
Click here for an Obamacare Implementation Timeline compiled by the Minority Staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
View ArticleThe Drawbacks of Dutch-Style Health Care Rules: Lessons for Americans
In 2006, the Dutch government implemented a universal insurance mandate. Many American policy makers are looking to the Dutch experiment as a model to fix America’s complex and costly health care...
View ArticleUtah’s Defined-Contribution Option: Patient-Centered Health Care
In Utah, state policymakers have taken a different approach in health care reform by giving businesses and their workers the option of “defined contribution” health benefits—where participating...
View ArticleGetting Health Care Reform Right
The health care system needs reform, but not the types of changes enacted under the new health care law. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act moves the health care system in the wrong...
View ArticleMedicare Roundup: Setting the Record Straight
In recent weeks, liberal politicians, editorialists, and policy analysts have vigorously attacked reform of Medicare based on a defined contribution financing. In fact, this approach to reforming...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pre-Presidential Debate Highlights Policy Differences
DENVER — Conservatives and progressives duked it out over policy Wednesday morning ahead of the first presidential debate of 2012 at the University of Denver. The Heritage Foundation and The...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Biden, Ryan Square Off in Vice Presidential Debate
Tonight at Centre College in Danville, KY, Vice President Joe Biden squares off against Representative Paul Ryan in their one and only encounter on the national stage. Both domestic and foreign policy...
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