Category: Devon Herrick

Townhall.com: The Medicare program has grown well beyond what Congress imagined when it was created 50 years ago, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall.com commentary.

Townhall.com: Allowing sales of hormonal contraceptives over the counter would likely lower the price by 90 percent or more, benefitting both men and women, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall.com commentary.

The Heartland Institute: Blue Cross Blue Shield in Massachusetts’ new payment system will pay doctors based on how little care patients use, which would penalize the best specialists and possibly put patients’ health at risk, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a commentary at The Heartland Institute.

Townhall: Restricting competition in the health care market may help “mom & pop” shops, but it hurts consumers and taxpayers, warns NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Townhall commentary.

Heartland: Taxpayers lose on health insurance CO-OPs, warned NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland commentary.

Investor’s Business Daily: Medicare Part D’s drug abuse problem could be solved with a “Lock-In” program, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an Investor’s Business Daily commentary.

Heartland: Wisconsin’s decision to remove nearly 63,000 people from the state’s Medicaid program will result in low premiums and better health care coverage for all, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland commentary.

Heartland: Wisconsin’s Medicaid Expansion plan expands coverage while saving taxpayers money, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Heartland commentary.

TownHall.com: If the administration bans Medicare Part D’s use of preferred networks, nearly 14 million seniors will lose their drug plans, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a TownHall.com commentary.

Investor’s Business Daily:  The latest proposed regulatory change to Medicare would increase costs to both taxpayers and seniors while reducing the number of available drug plan choices, says Devon Herrick in a piece for Investor’s Business Daily.

Investor’s Business Daily: Senior Fellow Devon Herrick identifies the lies surrounding the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Townhall: Senior Fellow Devon Herrick details why financial penalties in ObamaCare may lead some couples to forego marriage

Investor’s Business Daily: Financial penalties in ObamaCare discourage couples from “tying the knot,” writes Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.

Townhall.com: By encouraging price transparency, healthcare consumers can shop for the best rates which will increase competition and stabilizes prices, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.

heartlander.org: Strict pizza regulations, that are the product of the Affordable Care Act, could require pizza restaurants to post nutritional values for every variation of pizza, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.

The Washington Examiner: Devon Herrick warns of price controls and poor medical care quality under the recommendations of IPAB.

Townhall.com: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick warns that Medicare spending controls by the IPAB will harm seniors’ access to health care.

Heath Care News– A closer look at Medicaid changes at the state level from Dr. Herrick

Dr. Herrick explains projected increases in emergency room traffic in this Health Care News commentary.

The U.S. Census Bureau released new statistics on the number of uninsured Americans in its annual report on September 10, sparking discussion of what the statistics mean and some surprising information about the incomes of the uninsured.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known informally as the "stimulus" bill, appropriated $1.1 billion to create a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Research. The provision is one of the most controversial in the 1,000-page measure.

As a new Congress begins considering health insurance issues, some members are already discussing proposals for a single-payer, universal health insurance plan.

A study by New York-based Manhattan Research has found people more frequently turn to the Internet for health information than seek information from their doctor. An estimated 145 million U.S. adults now turn to the Internet for information about diseases and other medical conditions.

As a new Congress begins to look at health care insurance options, some of the more liberal members are already discussing proposals for a single?payer, universal health care plan. Click …