Health Affairs

Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan is frequently hailed for his fiscal responsibility and political courage.   After all, the Congressman has now put forward not one but two budget plans that offer “a blueprint for safeguarding America from the perils of debt, doubt and decline” and take on sensitive issues like Medicare.   Ryan seems to have emerged... Read the rest of this entry »

Editor’s Note: Below, Jonathan Oberlander analyzes the implications of the recently enacted agreement to increase the nation’s debt ceiling. See also Joe Antos’ analysis of the same topic on Health Affairs Blog. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) called for significant Medicare savings.  All told, the Congressional Budget Office projected that the law would trim... Read the rest of this entry »

On September 22, 1993, President Bill Clinton spoke to a joint session of Congress about the imperative of enacting health reform. It was a powerful speech. Clinton emphasized the need to fix a “badly broken” system that cost too much and left too many Americans without insurance. He eloquently cited stories of how ordinary Americans... Read the rest of this entry »