Republican Controlled House Must Fix These Health Care Policies (Guests: Brian Blasé and Drew Keyes)
Download MP3Republicans are set to take the U.S. House next month. Here’s the four key health care policy errors they need to fix.
The Republicans will be in control of the U.S. House starting next month. Brian Blasé and Drew Keyes, both health care policy and administration and legislative veterans now at the Paragon Health Institute, say Congress should focus on four key areas: more affordable health care, ending the COVID-19 health emergency, eliminating waste and abuse at Medicaid, and restoring trust in the CDC and NIH.
1. The Republicans in Congress will have a long list of priorities. Can something meaningful happen on health care policy?
2. “Anti-inflationary” agenda: Many people think the solution is more government spending to offset the high costs of health care. Why is this boneheaded thinking?
3. How will ending the COVID emergency help all Americans?
4. Medicaid oversight… has abuse and waste gotten worse during the current administration and how does this impact all health care, private care, and care for the needy?
5. Restoring trust in CDC and NIH…what can Congress really do here since this is under control of the current administration? What can Congress do to make sure these agencies are service all Americans, not just special interest groups?
6. Senate HELP committee led by Sanders, Cassidy. What will happen: fireworks or a miracle?
Keyes and Blase released a brief on December 5, 2022: “A Health Policy Agenda for the 118th Congress”
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AnneMarie Schieber
AnneMarie Schieber brings decades of experience as an investigative news reporter to the forefront as host of Health Care News from The Heartland Institute. Along with hosting the podcast, Schieber is the managing editor of Health Care News, Heartland's monthly newspaper for health care reform. Before her work in the liberty movement, Schieber spent several decades at television stations in Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania. The Associated Press awarded her the top honor of "Best Individual Reporting" for being the first reporter to call attention to government efforts to subsidize spending by increasing automobile fines, typically on low-income motorists.
