Tag Archives: Medicare Advantage

State regulations force insurers out of market, Obamacare will make it worse

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

“Millions of people are losing the coverage they have now, and tens of millions more surely will follow, … Some insurance carriers are leaving the market because of onerous state regulations, others are victims of a faltering economy, but the cascade has been accelerated by the rules that already have taken effect and the many more that are to come as a result of ObamaCare.” Continue reading →

Posted in insurance, tax code, HSAs, Policy - National, regulation | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The 12 Worst Features Of ObamaCare

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

The worst parts of ObamaCare include the Basic Health Plan, waivers, Accountable Care Organizations, and Medicaid Expansion. Continue reading →

Posted in Policy - National, PPC | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Authorities won’t enforce Medicare Advantage restrictions until after election

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Brian Schwartz

“The White House has apparently decided that it won’t enforce the unpopular parts of its health-care plan until after the 2012 election. The latest evidence is its decision not to slash Medicare Advantage, the program that Democrats hate because it lets seniors choose private insurance options” – WSJ Continue reading →

Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, Policy - National | Tagged | Leave a comment

How much is Medicare costing taxpayers?

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Keith Hennessey reviews the disagreement between Paul Krugman (on one side) and Rep. Paul Ryan, New Gingrich, and John Goodman (on the other) about how to change Medicare so it does not bankrupt the country.  How much is Medicare spending? … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicaid/Medicare/SCHIP, PPC | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Brian Schwartz

Originally published in the Aurora Daily Sentinel, January 29th, 2010.  This version has links to references. Why we’re “crazy” about health care choice By Brian T. Schwartz and Linda Gorman Sentinel Editor Dave Perry dismisses the Colorado Right to Health … Continue reading →

Posted in Amendment 63, Colorado health care, mandatory insurance, PPC | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Medicare Advantage exposes Medicare’s hidden tax

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Brian Schwartz

Says John Graham at the Pacific Research Institute in a new study: Medicare Advantage … allows consumers to get their benefits through private insurance plans. Under the Senate Health Care bill, the Medicare Advantage program, would be cut by about … Continue reading →

Posted in myths & fallacies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment