by Gordon Hensley | Feb 4, 2013 | health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding
In announcing his support for Medicaid expansion, Ohio Governor John Kasich said that while he “opposes” Obamacare his move “makes great sense for the state of Ohio.” As FL GOP Gov. Rick Scott and AZ GOP Gov. Jan Brewer have already signed on...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 27, 2013 | health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Medicare Cuts
While it appeared a “Grand Bargain” was conceivable following the 2012 election, the unfortunate fact in the wake of President Obama’s ideologically combative State of the Union speech — and other recent smoke signals from Senate leadership...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 23, 2012 | CMS, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Media Relations
Politico is reporting today, correctly, that window is closing for those who want to bulldoze the Obama health law in court. It is going to become increasingly difficult because courts are much less willing to overturn something that is already entrenched said Randy...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 11, 2012 | Campaign 2012, CMS, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, polling, SNF
Looking past the fact the 2012 election was a GOP debacle, and the allegation — fair or not — that the GOP has a “polling problem,” the election result is best analyzed by a Resurgent Republic analysis authored by by Whit Ayres, Jon McHenry and...
by Gordon Hensley | Sep 14, 2012 | Campaign 2012, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, SNF
If one listened only to the Washington Beltway echo chamber this week, the presidential campaign is over. Not only did Romney ‘mishandle’ the sacking of the U.S. embassy in Libya, but he’s also “lost Ohio” and thus the election because of...
by Gordon Hensley | Jun 26, 2012 | CMS, health care, Health Reform
Former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (MedPAC) Administrator Donald Berwick is right about one thing: regardless of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care reforms are already being driven in the private sector marketplace....
