Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
As I do every year, below are the highlights of the state of the union address related to health care. Capping insulin prices First, cut the cost of prescription drugs. We pay more for the same drug produced by the same company in America than any other country in the world. Just look at insulin.…
As I have done in previous years, below I review and comment on all of the President’s statements related to health care that come from his state of the union address. Many of us have campaigned on the same core promises, to defend American jobs and demand fair trade for American workers, to rebuild and…
What did you think of the State of the Union address? I won’t get into all the policies and positions put forth by President Trump, but I will review his statements related to health care. And we are serving our brave veterans, including giving our veterans choice in their healthcare decisions. Last year, the Congress…
As I have done every year, below are excerpts from the State of the Union address that focus on health care (full transcript here). President Obama did not offer any specific policies except potentially additional funding for cancer research. The President did mention the success of the ACA in maintaining insurance for people transitioning to jobs…
The Healthcare Economist’s annual tradition is upon us. I review the President’s State of the Union address, identify all healthcare related comments, and provide commentary. So without futher ado… And in the past year alone, about ten million uninsured Americans finally gained the security of health coverage. The President pats himself on the back for the…
As is an annual tradition, below is the Healthcare Economist’s blow-by-blow commentary of all healthcare-related statements made by the President in his State of the Union address. Michelle’s Let’s Move partnership with schools, businesses, and local leaders has helped bring down childhood obesity rates for the first time in thirty years – an achievement that…
What did the President’s speech say about health care? Today I give a review. On Medicare, I’m prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as the reforms proposed by the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles commission. What does Simpson-Bowles propose? Here is a list:…
The full text of the State of the Union is here. Lots of blogs are analyzing at the State of the Union address, but the Healthcare Economist will examine the President’s health-related remarks. Healthcare-Related Comments Medical R&D:“We’ll invest in biomedical research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology -– (applause) — an investment that will strengthen…
Yesterday I game my evaluation of President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Today, I analyze the Republican Response. All Americans agree, we need a health care system that is affordable, accessible, and high quality. Cheap and high quality, who wouldn’t agree with that proposition? Figuring out how to get there is the problem. But…
Below are healthcare-related excerpts from President’s Obama’s State of the Union Address with my comments afterward. Now let’s be clear – I did not choose to tackle this issue to get some legislative victory under my belt. And by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn’t take on health care because it was…