by Jane Richey | Feb 8, 2013 | Health Care
After 25 years of practicing medicine, Dr. Tamzin Rosenwasser packed in her dermatology practice in 2011, barely a year after the passage of President Obama’s health care initiative. The timing wasn’t coincidental. “I have interrupted practicing medicine because of...
by Jane Richey | Feb 6, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
The Congressional Budget Office is offering a bleak picture of the exponential growth of entitlement spending over the next decade, stating that 53% of all federal spending in that time, amounting to $24.9 trillion, will be due to entitlements and Obamacare. n its...
by Jane Richey | Jan 22, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
President Barack Obama seemed to reject entitlement reform in his second Inaugural address Monday, even saying Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security “free us to take the risks that make this country great.” “We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health...
by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2013 | Politics
The questions are already rolling in: why did my pay drop? Tax policy can be complex and overwhelming, and for most Americans it boils down to what they see on their paystub. Most Americans will see their pay drop by about 2 percent in 2013 due to the expiration of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
More than 80 percent of Medicare providers will face penalties for failing to meet quality thresholds if current performance trends continue, according to a new study. The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found Tuesday that fewer than one in five Medicare...