How to Replace Obamacare with a Better Plan
NCPA: With health care costs and insurance premiums rising, the National Center for Policy Analysis has developed a multi-point Congressional brief that outlines affordable and effective alternatives. The objective of these proposed changes is to do what the Affordable Care Act has failed to do – create accessible, affordable and high quality health care for many more Americans than have it now.
Proposed Drug Plan Bill Could Raise Consumer Rx Prices
NCPA: New legislation just passed by the state House of Representatives in Oklahoma will allow pharmacies to request higher prices than the maximum allowable costs (MAC) on certain prescription drugs, as well as enable pharmacies to request higher consumer co-pays, according to a new report by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow Devon Herrick.
U.S. Health Spending Is Not an Economic Burden
NCPA: The assumption that health spending influences economic growth for better or worse is too simple, and could lead to detrimental policy recommendations, according to a new study by National Center for Policy Analysis Senior Fellow John R. Graham.
How Do We Pay for a Growing Medicare Program?
NCPA: To keep Medicare’s spending in check, reform solutions may necessitate an increase in the share of senior health care paid for by the senior population, according to a new study by NCPA Senior Fellows Andrew J. Rettenmaier and Thomas R. Saving.
Markell, legislators in tug-of-war over health care
Delaware Online: The tug-of-war between runaway health care spending and budget constraints is a persistent problem for both the public and private sectors, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in this article from Delaware Online.
Understanding Drug Pricing: The Pharmaceutical Industry and the Industrial Relations of Your Personal Health
Epoch Times: In a long-form interview with the Epoch Times, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick discussed the high cost of U.S. pharmaceuticals, price controls, international competition, and drug reliance.
Regs Change Roles
Healthcare Informatics: In this article from Healthcare Informatics, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick is cited on the need for hospitals to become more effective at collecting consumer debt.
Obamacare’s Sixth Anniversary Celebration Muted
Carolina Journal: In this article from the Carolina Journal, NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick is cited on the stability of the ACA federal exchanges going forward.
AHIP Ship Sails Rough Seas
Managed Care Magazine: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham is cited on what level of effort should be made to save the Affordable Care Act exchanges in this article from Managed Care Magazine.
Health Wonk Review: Tales of the Trump
Health Business Blog: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick’spost on the rundown of GOP candidate Donald Trump’s health proposal, originally seen on our Health Policy Blog, is cited in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review, hosted at the Health Business Blog.
ER Drug Shortages on the Rise, Study Finds
Heartland: Senior Fellows John Graham and Devon Herrick are both cited in an article from Heartland showing the rise of emergency room drug shortages.
Obamacare: the failed health care panacea
SignalSCV: NCPA research on the flaws of the Obamacare public plan co-ops is cited in this article from the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.
Six ways to combat pharma price gouging
Managed Healthcare Executive: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick is cited in this Managed Healthcare Executive article on ways to combat high drug prices.
Obamacare Enrollees Face Growing Out-of-Pocket Costs
CaliforniaBroker: Senior Fellow John R. Graham explains the coming hikes in Obamacare premiums for the lowest earning enrollees in this California Broker article.
“Ratchet Effect” Causing Major Cost Increases for Obamacare Enrollees: NCPA
NCPA: Obamacare enrollees were already warned to prepare for double-digit rate hikes. Now, the structure of Obamacare’s tax credits is ratcheting up the out-of-pocket costs of premiums – especially for the lowest earning enrollees, according to a new report by NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham.
Emergency Rooms Short on Lifesaving Drugs
TheNewAmerican: Government forced discount of drug prices are to blame emergency room drug shortages, explains NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in this article from The New American.
‘For the Record’: How Obamacare Doubled Down on the Most Inefficient Part of Medicine
The Blaze: The inefficient third-party payer system put in place by Obamacare is causing major problems for doctors and taxpayers, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in this article from The Blaze.