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Probably no effort at political triangulation (what used to be called compromise) has failed the Obama Administration so badly as the individual health insurance mandate. There are ways, though, to get the steak without the political sizzle, provided Republicans choose to cooperate. The reason for imposing an … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Affordable Care Act, Heritage Foundation, mandate, Mitt Romney | Category: Health Care Reform |
 Leave a commentA federal appellate court in Atlanta has ruled (in a split decision) that the individual mandate in the health care law is unconstitutional. Seems the majority believes that the interstate commerce clause doesn’t apply. So what happens If the Supreme Court—where the case is surely heading—agrees with Atlanta? … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Affordable Care Act, Ezra Klein, individual mandate, interstate commerce clause | Category: Health Care Reform, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentAnthony Daniels, a British physician and commentator, cautions those who are confident that Washington could put a lid on health care inflation, determining the most cost-effective efficient treatments and giving physicians/hospitals financial incentives to use them. In Britain, he argues, the key health care providers … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Anthony Daniels, Britain, France, OECD | Category: Health Care Reform |
One commentAre conservatives opposed to the rationing of medical care, or do they just want somebody else to do the dirty work? Judging by Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to balance the federal budget primarily by curbing funding for Medicare and Medicaid, it’s hard to avoid the latter conclusion. Probably … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Medicaid, Medicare, Paul Ryan | Category: Health Care Reform |
Leave a commentInteresting article in The Washington Post on health care reform. Pres. Obama says he’s willing to amend the law to allow states to opt out in 2014, provided they meet the goal of providing minimally adequate, affordable insurance for everybody. That would mean the states could start afresh … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: insurance mandate, President Obama | Category: Health Care Reform, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentJohn Boehner is sure the U.S. has “the best health-care system in the world.” But to lots of other people, the question of where we rank is a real head-scratcher. Countries vary enormously in demographic, economic and cultural terms (and treatment can be judged in multiple ways) complicating … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: health care, Infant Mortality, John Boehner, OECD | Category: Health Care Reform, Interesting Research |
3 commentsIs the health care law a “job killer,” as Republicans insist? In a sense – but not in the way you think. First, let’s get one potential misunderstanding out of the way. We’re talking about the effects of the law once the economy is again running at full capacity … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: health care, Obama, Republicans, unemployment | Category: Health Care Reform |
2 commentsWhile the fate of the pending requirement that all Americans buy (or if they can’t pay, receive) health insurance under the new federal law is in doubt (see the post below), nobody’s challenging the states’ authority to mandate coverage. And Massachusetts, the first to impose such a mandate (thanks to … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Ezra Klein, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney | Category: Health Care Reform, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentAs widely reported, a federal judge in Virginia has parted company with two other federal judges, ruling that the provision of the new health care act requiring everyone to buy insurance was unconstitutional. Bad news from the perspective of supporters of health care reform. Or maybe not. [READ MORE...] By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: Health Care Act, individual mandate, Medicare, single-payer system | Category: Health Care Reform, Quick Takes |
Leave a commentPeter Orszag, lately of the Obama Administration, offers a fine suggestion for cutting the cost of medical malpractice claims without reducing doctors’ incentives to do their jobs well. Instead of curbing the discretion of juries to award punitive damages – a standard prescription for malpractice reform touted by … By Robert Hahn, Peter Passell | Tags: malpractice, Peter Orszag, safe harbor, torts | Category: Health Care Reform |
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Professor Dieter Helm (Oxford) is a very fine fly fisherman, and an even better economist. If you haven’t done so, take a look at his new book “The Carbon Crunch: How We Are Getting Climate Change Wrong — and How to Fix It” for a bit of unconventional wisdom. He argues that politicians and the general public have not shown any real interest in addressing climate change. Helm argues that places like Europe should focus on setting a price for carbon that would cover consumption (and not just production), and that fracking could be a good “bridge” technology for reducing consumption of coal. The book is readable and insightful for those interested in the inside track on climate policy. 
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