Medicare on Townhall

Do We Really Have to Pay for All This? Mon Apr 15

Bruce Bialosky

There are legitimate debates about public policy issues. Those discussions do not have to be turned into demonizing the other side as Al Gore stylized regarding Global Warming and Paul Krugman now personifies regarding our massive deficit and debt. ... more
U.S. tweaks sliding scale for wealthier Medicare recipients Fri Apr 12

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Health budget spends on mental health; cuts Medicare Wed Apr 10

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Obama nominee vows to run Medicare agency as a "business" Tue Apr 9

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U.S. agency to investigate possible leak of Medicare rate move Tue Apr 9

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Economics, Morality, And Roger Ebert’s Final Years Sun Apr 7

Austin Hill

I never paid much attention to what Roger Ebert said about movies. ... more
Report Card on ObamaCare Sat Mar 30

John C. Goodman

Over the next 10 years health reform will impose upon us about $1 trillion in new taxes and it will take another $716 billion out of Medicare, imperiling access to care for the elderly and the disabled according to Medicare's Office of the Actuaries. ... more
Obama Cuts Medicare – Again! Sat Mar 23

Bob Beauprez

If all that weren’t bad enough, a few weeks ago the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed an additional 2.3 percent reduction in Medicare Advantage payments for 2014. This new reduction, combined with the cuts in the health care law, mean Medicare Advantage payments next year will go down by more than eight percent, or about $11 billion. ... more
Medicare: Did You Really Pay For That? Tue Mar 12

Mark W. Hendrickson

Last summer, Barack Obama riled a lot of entrepreneurs when he got carried away at a campaign event and told any American who had built up a successful enterprise, “you didn’t build that.” ... more
Medicare Needs More Competition, Not Less Fri Mar 8

Phil Kerpen

Senate Democrats are finally beginning the process of writing a budget after four years of dereliction. They will almost certainly include some changes to Medicare, the largest driver of federal spending and debt. ... more
In shift from campaign pledge, Paul Ryan floats Medicare age tweak Tue Mar 5

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Healthcare and Politics Do Not Mix Thu Feb 28

Hal Scherz

These same governors who disagreed so emphatically with Obamacare, when presented with the promise of “free money” from the federal government to grow the number of patients on Medicaid, have little problem with this. ... more
Governor Scott to Voters: Never Mind Wed Feb 27

Cal Thomas

Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) was one of those tea party stars whom voters believed had the courage of his convictions when he promised, as recently as last summer, to block The Affordable Care Act in his state. ... more
The Clarity of the Obama Sequester Wed Feb 27

Hugh Hewitt

President Obama's sequester -- he designed it, he demanded it, and it is about to kick in -- will have many consequences, some bad, some very helpful. ... more
Rick Scott’s ObamaCare Flip-Flop Fri Feb 22

Michael F. Cannon

There is speculation that Scott made a deal with the Obama administration: he would drop his opposition to the Medicaid expansion in exchange for HHS approving Florida’s plan to put its Medicaid enrollees in managed care plans. ... more
Democrats Heart Medicare Fraudsters Fri Feb 15

Michelle Malkin

Hey, remember when President Obama crusaded against Medicare fraud and vowed to crack down aggressively on scammers who've bilked the program out of an estimated $90 billion? ... more
House Republican aims to repeal Medicare doctor pay cuts Wed Feb 13

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Is Amnesty Worth A National Bankruptcy? Tue Feb 12

Jim Robb

Could legalizing an estimated 11 million illegal aliens tip our precarious national finances into insolvency? ... more
Obama rules out raising Medicare eligibility age to cut spending Mon Feb 11

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Obama nominates Tavenner to lead Medicare and Medicaid Thu Feb 7

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Fewer Dollars and Babies Threaten Social Programs Mon Feb 4

Michael Barone

Our major public policies are based on the assumption that America will continue to enjoy growth. Economic growth and population growth. ... more
Analysis: Medicare premium support idea rising from ashes? Thu Jan 31

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Analysis: Medicare premium support idea rising from ashes? Thu Jan 31

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Official Lies Wed Jan 30

Walter E. Williams

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama warned that Social Security checks will be delayed if Congress fails to increase the government's borrowing authority by raising the debt ceiling. However, there's an issue with this warning. ... more
America Needs a New Birth of Freedom Mon Jan 28

Star Parker

Journalist Bill Moyers, who worked as an assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, shared memories in a column last year about how his old boss thought about our entitlement programs. ... more