ObamaCare & Medicaid Speech: Polished Video on YouTube

On October 7, I was back in Washington, DC as a guest of the Galen Institute and the Institute for Policy Innovation, discussing the ObamaCare's harmful effect on states' Medicaid budgets.  I addressed California's Medi-Cal program.

Is Your State Suing ObamaCare? New Website Keeps you Posted

It's hard to keep track of all the ObamaCare lawsuits.  Fortunately, the Independent Women's Forum has launched a new website that does just that: Healthcarelawsuits.org.  (Hat tip to John Goodman.)

New York Times Reluctantly Notes Seniors Losing Medicare Benefits; Denies It's A Problem

This morning’s editorial in the New York Times notes that “some of the private health plans that participate in Medicare will be dropping out next year, but don’t blame health reform.” Indeed, according to the Times, “the Medicare Advantage market remains strong.” Well, maybe — but that’s only for 2011.

What the Times avoids is the fact that Obamacare’s Medicare Advantage cuts don’t start until 2012, after which time private plans will be collapsing left, right, and center.

Read my entire post at National Review Online.

Yesterday's Panel Discussion in DC on ObamaCare & Medicaid

Here is the video: A little grainy but very educational.  Speakers are Christie Herrera of American Legislative Exchange Council,  Marc Kilmer of Maryland Public Policy Institute, and me.  Grace-Marie Turner of Galen Institute and Merrill Matthews of Institute for Policy Innovation hosted.

Speaking Tomorrow in DC

I'm off to the airport now to fly to DC to speak at Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) on "Medicaid and ObamaCare". Registration is free and they'll be livestreaming video starting 09:30 a.m. EDT.

Public speech tomorrow!

Yours truly will be speaking at two the Institute for Policy Innovation's briefing on Medicaid & ObamaCare on October 7 at the Capitol in Washington, DC.  Please register here.  I'll be talking about California's Medi-Cal program.

Sebelius Vs. Wall Street Journal (and the Truth)

Apparently, The Wall Street Journal enjoys sacrificing valuable real estate on its editorial page to serve as bait for politicians who traffic in misinformation about ObamaCare. Witness last week's op-ed by Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services. We know that the WSJ accepted her op-ed to trap her, because it rebutted her claims in a subsequent editorial, which makes entirely valid criticisms — but there’s more.

Read more of my response here.