Health Care Reform
Commentary: Jindal Taking Right Approach to Affordable Care Act
Supporters of the law argue that states should move quickly to create state insurance exchanges in order [...]
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Implications of SCOTUS Health Care Ruling for Louisiana
Although the Supreme Court let most of the ACA stand, Louisiana policymakers can still play an important [...]
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Obama Health Care Exchange: Not the Answer for Louisiana
Last week the Louisiana Budget Project (LBP) published a response to our critique of the health insurance [...]
Read moreCommentary: Louisiana Announces Online Medical Records Exchange For Health Care Providers
The 2009 Stimulus allocated money for states to improve their information technology systems, with the [...]
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Commentary: Ryan Offers Appealing Alternative To ObamaCare
[Ryan's plan] reforms the currently-unsustainable Medicare and Medicaid programs, and targets the [...]
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Commentary: Kaiser Foundation Finds Insurance Costs Spiking In Wake Of ObamaCare
The specter of even more pronounced rising costs, as evidenced by Kaiser's study, may not only keep the [...]
Read moreCommentary: Louisiana One Step Closer to Coordinated-Care Networks for Medicaid
Gov. Jindal estimates that transitioning towards coordinated-care will save the state $135 million [...]
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Commentary: Kansas Becomes Second State To Reject ObamaCare Implementation Grant
Kansas officials also noted that the Early Innovator grant does nothing to slow the explosive growth of [...]
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Commentary: The Necessity of Confronting Medicare
Medicare spending is growing at annual clip of 7.2 percent, vastly faster than the rest of the economy. [...]
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