The Hill

Ron DeSantis’s underrated assets, and his Achilles heel

Donald Trump, News, Opinion

Ron DeSantis is being harshly characterized by Democrats and attacked by Donald Trump. He has suffered steep declines in Republican poll ratings, and the flawed announcement of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president added to his negatives.

The Florida governor's poll ratings have not risen significantly in spite of a great deal of establishment conservative support.

Yet DeSantis' assets and political potential are arguably underrated. 

...

Read More

America’s health care paradox: We need smarter spending, not more

healthcare, News, Opinion

It’s an old American story: We pay more for health care than any other country on the planet, yet outcomes lag those of other developed nations. This embarrassing fact keeps us obsessed with cutting health care costs, presumably so that lower costs better reflect the lower value of our health care investment.

But there is another way to achieve value, and that is by changing how we spend our $4.3 trillion in annual health expenditures.

O...

Read More

Appeals court to hear arguments about ObamaCare preventive coverage

health care, News, obamacare

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether to continue a pause of a Texas district court's ruling that struck down an ObamaCare provision requiring insurers to cover preventive services for free.

Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit temporarily paused Judge Reed O’Connor’s decision until a panel could hear oral arguments on whether the pause should be continued during the appeals process.

Keeping the stay in place until the...

Read More

Biden speaks with Obama on flight home from Air Force commencement

News

President Biden on Thursday spoke on the phone with former President Obama about this week's vote to raise the debt ceiling, among other topics, the White House said.

The conversation happened while Biden flew back to Washington, D.C., on Air Force One after delivering a commencement address at the Air Force Academy.

"Among other topics, they spoke about the votes in Congress this week," the White House said.

The president did not respond to reporters when ...

Read More

Poll shows 80 percent of older voters concerned prescription drug reform will hurt drug innovation

AARP, health care, Medicare, News

A poll commissioned by American Commitment, a conservative-leaning advocacy group, showed that 80 percent of older voters fear the prescription drug reforms included in President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act will negatively impact drug innovation while 14 percent of those voters think it will lower their drug costs.  

The survey found that 60 percent of respondents 55 or older view health insurance-related costs as the most concerning issue related to health care a...

Read More

Boosting Medicare Advantage can improve health care quality and costs

healthcare, News, Opinion

Ongoing concerns about rising health care costs and the looming fiscal insolvency of the Medicare program put increasing pressure on policymakers to rein in health care spending and preserve Medicare for future generations. One policy change could help maintain the program and move the health care system, as well as the way we pay for medical services, in a more sustainable direction. And, unlike most health care reforms, this one is remarkably simple.

Read More