White House economist: third-party payment increases health care spending

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Last week I noted that President Obama does not know what health insurance is, and decries real insurance while praising prepaid health plans masquerading as insurance.  I also posted about how ObamaCare, HR 3590, threatens real insurance policies, that is, HSA-qualified plans. Maybe the President should listen to one of ...

Obama vs. his economic advisors, Part I

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Barack Obama says his health care reform "strengthens employer–based coverage."  But the government's favoring employer-based coverage has had terrible consequences.  Just ask Jason Furman, one of Obama's economic advisors.  In an article published in Health Affairs he wrote: The tax exclusion effectively reduces the price of employer-sponsored insurance relative to insurance ...