obamacare

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201203191500–tms–cthomastq–b-a20120320mar20,0,5228636.column Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear three days of oral arguments in the healthcare lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare.” We now know the law was based on...

http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/865-politicselections/215781-book-romney-not-responsible-for-obama-health-law Says Democrats altered the Massachusetts law signed by Romney, which has been  called the inspiration for Obama’s national reform law. It’s unfair to call Mitt Romney the architect of President Obama’s healthcare  law because of how thoroughly the Republican presidential candidate’s...

On December 20th, Governor Deval Patrick, and the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, congratulated themselves on the resolution of a six month delayed renewal of the Massachusetts Medicaid waiver. The waiver will run for the next 3 years. I blogged on Pioneer Institute’s...

http://www.wnd.com/2011/12/379485/#Hyav3UGghAyuQWq5.99 According to several insurance and public-policy analysts, Massachusetts’  much heralded health-insurance reform plan, labeled “Romneycare” by its critics,  is facing a potential financial crisis and may have to be scaled back. A senior analyst at a Virginia-based think tank that has...

Today marks the 6th extension granted to the Commonwealth for the Medicaid waiver that serves as the foundation for our 2006 reform. I have written about this before here and here. As a review, the Massachusetts MassHealth 1115 waiver from the federal government...

This post was co-written by Michael Morisy. During this year’s budget debate, Pioneer asked many questions about the reality behind optimistic health care cost predictions which, if flawed, could leave the state facing a $900 million budget hole next year alone. The...