NC House Republicans are concerned about the possibility of fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. They are therefore calling State Attorney General Jeff Jackson and the state Health and Human Service secretary to testify before their oversight committee according to Carolina Journal. Recent revelations in Minnesota and California […]
Category: Health Policy
The Medicaid Disaster In NC
JLF: From FY 2021 to FY 2025, total Medicaid expenditures in North Carolina increased from $18.14 billion to $35.77 billion, or an incredible 97.2 percent… From FY 2021 to FY 2025, Medicaid expenditures from all revenue sources as a share of total expenditures in North Carolina increased from 32.8 percent […]
Obamacare Fraud, Zero Premium Plans
An article outlines how the problem of enhanced Obamacare premium tax credits developed. Furthermore, it demonstrates spiraling Obamacare premiums, the occurrence of Obamacare fraud and the proliferation of zero-premium plans in certain states. (HT: Fred) We are now seeing the Pandora’s Box in action.
Too Many Physicians Leaving Clinical Practice
An interesting article demonstrates more physicians are leaving clinical practice during recent years than had been the case in the past. (HT: AAPS) The article identifies female physicians and hospital-based physicians being particularly at risk of leaving clinical practice prematurely. You think? Another group at risk is those participating in […]
Untangling The Obamacare Subsidies
Michael Cannon from the Cato Institute schools Bill O’Reilly on the problems with Obamacare and the subsidies issue. He advocates reactivating the short-term insurance solution that Trump initiated during his first term. (Rand Paul recently approached Trump about passing Association Health Plans. Another alternative for those who don’t want to […]
CDC Panel’s Withdrawal of Hepatitis B Shot Recommendation For Infants
This ought to have been a no-brainer. The illness ordinarily is contracted via sexual intercourse or by getting stuck with a used needle. One has to share body fluids; and it has to penetrate beneath the skin or have contact with a mucous membrane. That is not ordinarily going to […]
A Change In The CDC’s Approach To Vaccines And Autism
How Obamacare Failed Us
HT: Fred There is one patient group that benefits handsomely from Obamacare. That is the group that qualifies for Medicaid under Medicaid expansion. They don’t have to pay hardly anything for medical care or for their coverage. These folks “hit the jackpot” with Obamacare. Otherwise, the article below hits the […]
Stein’s Drama For Medicaid
The news today was that Governor Josh Stein is calling the General Assembly back into session to deal with Medicaid. The General Assembly had adjourned after failing to pass a budget. There is a Medicaid funding shortfall compared with the promises made to beneficiaries; and Stein’s administration is threatening cuts. […]
National Democrat Admits Obamacare’s Failure
This is related to the current government shutdown: Democrat Senator Peter Welch on Obamacare: "We did fail to bring down the cost of healthcare." pic.twitter.com/Vt9tCP78oJ — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) November 6, 2025