Medicaid on Townhall

• Where the States Stand on Obamacare Sat Jan 19
  Kevin Glass
• History Suggests That Entitlement Era Is Winding Down Mon Jan 14
  Michael Barone
  It's often good fun and sometimes revealing to divide American history into distinct periods of uniform length. ... more
• Get Ready For the Costs and Chaos of Obamacare Mon Dec 17
  Byron York
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was widely mocked when she said of Obamacare, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” At the time, March 2010, Pelosi's words accurately described the Democrats' just-get-it-done approach to passing a national health care bill. But now it turns out Pelosi was wrong. In fact, we have to implement Obamacare so that you can find out what is in it. ... more
• Governor's Take Power as Balance Shifts Inside GOP Mon Nov 19
  Byron York
  With Mitt Romney's defeat and the loss of Republican seats in both House and Senate, the balance of power in the GOP has shifted. Republican governors -- the one group that actually increased its numbers on Nov. 6 -- believe they should take a bigger and more influential role in establishing the party's direction. ... more
• Memo to the States’ Governors and AGs on The Decision On Obamacare’s Exchanges: Go Churchill Or Go Home Wed Nov 14
  Hugh Hewitt
  With the president mobilizing for a barnstorming tour in support of massive tax hikes and to, in effect, overturn last week's vote to keep the House in GOP hands and the gavel in John Boehner's --details here on the president's plan-- the GOP is getting organized in the House and laying down markers. ... more
• Welfare Spending Up 32% in Last 4 Years Thu Oct 18
  Heather Ginsberg
• Medicaid Plan Shows that Obama’s an Enemy of the Poor Wed Oct 10
  Peter Ferrara
  As in so much else, Progressives hold an outdated conception of the debate over entitlements. They conceive it as the Left supporting generous entitlements for seniors and the poor with no questions asked, no obligations expected, versus the right supporting no safety net at all, let private charity handle it, and if some of the poor have to starve, and some of the sick suffer or die without health care, because private charity is inadequate, so be it. ... more
• Who Should Americans Trust as the Medicare Messenger? Tue Sep 25
  Allen West
  Candidates running for election who love to use fear mongering and scare tactics to persuade voters are usually hiding their incompetency. This election cycle is no exception, and it has never been more apparent than when it comes to debating the issue of Medicare. ... more
• Xerox investigated by Texas on Medicaid work: WSJ Mon Sep 3
  Reuters News
• Entitlement Transfers Have Increased 727% in Last 50 Years Sun Sep 2
  Heather Ginsberg
• Out of Ideas Sat May 19
  John C. Goodman
  "Out of ideas; out of excuses." That’s Mitt Romney’s critique of Barack Obama. I’d like to second that indictment. ... more
• Pay boost for doctors treating low-income patients Wed May 9
  AP News
• Pro-Choice Joe Biden: 'The Ryan Budget is Anti-Catholic!' Tue May 8
  Kate Hicks
• Paul Ryan: 'Stop Measuring Compassion by How Much We Spend' Tue May 8
  Kate Hicks
• The Need for Medicare and Medicaid Reform, in Charts Fri Apr 20
  Kevin Glass
• Illinois governor unveils plan to tame Medicaid spending Thu Apr 19
  Reuters News
• SC agency says information leaked on 228K people Thu Apr 19
  AP News
• Keeping Score Fri Apr 6
  Rich Galen
  On Wednesday I was invited by the former national political reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Dick Polman, who is now the "Writer-in-Residence" at the University of Pennsylvania which is the best title in the history of titles. ... more
• Tampa-based WellCare agrees to $137.5M settlement Tue Apr 3
  AP News
• SCOTUS Momentus Fri Mar 30
  Rich Galen
  I am here in California to do the Bill Maher program tonight on HBO (check local listings). I came out a day early because The Lad, the Ladette, and the Grand-Ladette live here and I got to spend time with them. ... more
• Predictions from Obamacare's Week in Court: Goodbye, Mandate? Thu Mar 29
  Kate Hicks
  After a three-day marathon of oral arguments, during which the Supreme Court considered various facets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, final impressions everywhere are mixed. ... more
• Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Seems Long Shot at SCOTUS Wed Mar 28
  Kate Hicks
  The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion on Wednesday, and seemed to be cold to overturning it. ... more
• States get chance to make their case on Medicaid Wed Mar 28
  AP News
• Day Three: If the Mandate Goes, Can the Rest Stay? Is Medicaid Expansion Coercive? Wed Mar 28
  Kate Hicks
  If yesterday was the dramatic climax of the health case, then today is its denouement. The Court will consider two questions today: this morning, If the mandate is unconstitutional, how much, if any, of the PPACA may remain? This afternoon, Is Medicaid expansion coercion of the states? ... more
• Titanic Futility Mon Mar 26
  Marvin Olasky
  On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank. The following year a constitutional amendment made possible the graduated income tax, and Congress set a top rate of 7 percent on incomes above $11 million (in 2012 dollars). ... more
• Why Are We Going Broke? Sat Mar 10
  John C. Goodman
  In the United States, the national debt now equals 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and is still growing. With the retirement of the baby boomer generation, 78 million additional people will turn to the federal government for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits — roughly $40,000 per beneficiary per year, on the average. ... more

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