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Senate HELP Committee Hearing: Identifying Opportunities for Health Care Delivery System Reform: Lessons from the Front Line

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Catholic Social Teaching and the Ryan Budget

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Catholic social teaching doesn't provide cookie-cutter solutions. Applying the principles of that teaching to the social reality of the day is the proper role of Catholic laymen, as exemplified by Congressman Paul Ryan.

Obamacare Hurts Seniors

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Fidelity study omits Obamacare's deep cuts in payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Those cuts will drive costs up for millions of seniors and dwarf the supposed savings from other Obamacare provisions.

The 2009-2010 Slowdown in Health Spending

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

It would be foolish to assume from two years of experience that the cost dragon has been slain.

Exposing the Medicare Double Count

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

Obamacare taps Medicare to pay for both the law's new entitlement spending and future Medicare benefits. Federal deficits and debt will thus be hundreds of billions of dollars higher in the next decade alone.

The Future of Medicare: A Reality Check

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

On April 25, EPPC Fellow James C. Capretta participated in a panel on "The Future of Medicare: A Reality Check" at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.

The Medicare Trustees’ Report and the $8.1 Trillion Double Count

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Obamacare double-counted $8.1 trillion worth of Medicare cuts to create the largest entitlement expansion in a generation. Unless it is repealed, the fiscal consequences will be disastrous.

The President’s Incoherent Economic ’Philosophy’

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

The president argues that the government spending he has in mind is essential to economic growth, despite all evidence to the contrary.

CBO Confirms It: ObamaCare Creates an Unstable Disequilibrium in Insurance Subsidies

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Obamacare will create a huge incentive to drive low-wage workers out of employer-based insurance and into state exchanges.

Assessing Obama’s Assault on Religious Liberty

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

The administration's supposed "accommodation" for Catholic and other employers is an empty gesture and changes none of the reasons that the HHS mandate must be rescinded.

How to Replace Obamacare

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Obamacare opponents aren't likely to succeed in full repeal until they advance a genuine solution of their own. An effective"replace" plan must include several key principles and elements to lead toward the creation of a functioning marketplace in health care.

2012 Hewitt Lecture: The Future of Medicare and Medicaid

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

On April 5th, EPPC Fellow James C. Capretta presented at the Pioneer Institute's 2012 Hewitt Health Care Lecture on "The Future of Medicare and Medicaid."

Unsubstantiated Budget Attacks, the Sequel

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Congressman Paul Ryan has again assembled a budget plan to avert national insolvency, and, like night following day, the president has again resorted to over-the-top distortions in a feeble attempt to score political points. His speech was like a bad movie sequel, unimaginative and certainly not inspiring.

GOP Budget Will Tackle Economic Challenges

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The American people have before them two clear and very different approaches for how to address the nation's fundamental economic challenges. The president's plan preserve the spending status quo with tax hikes. The Ryan budget promotes strong private sector growth with sensible tax, entitlement, and spending reforms.

A Federal-State Framework for Market-Based Reform

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

A federal-state framework for market-based reform of health care will do far more to control costs, expand coverage, and improve quality than the top-down, government-centric approach of Obamacare.

The Latest Mandate Announcement: ’We Need a Process to Get Past November!’

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Obama administration's latest pronouncement on the HHS mandate is a thinly veiled attempt to punt the entire issue into 2013, thus allowing the president to continue his doublespeak on the issue.

What’s the Best Way to Provide Americans Affordable, High-Quality Health Care?

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

On March 14, EPPC Fellow James C. Capretta debated Don Taylor, associate professor of public policy at Duke, about ways to control health care costs.

Putting Health Care Spending on a Sustainable Path

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Putting health care spending on a sustainable path will require substituting a functioning and effective marketplace for the failed model of government micromanagement.

The Top Five Flawed Arguments Against Premium Support

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

The arguments against premium support are weak and flawed. Thirty years of experience show that the government can't make Medicare more efficient, but consumer choice can.

The President’s Plan: Higher Taxes, Deep Defense Cuts, and the Entitlement Status Quo

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

When the unprecedented tax hikes and the unrealistic defense cuts are set aside, the deficit in President Obama's budget would still reach 7.1 percent of GDP in 2022, which is well above the historical norm and thus dangerous for the U.S. economy.