MARKETS WORK BETTER THAN MANDATES
This is a stunning expansion of the government's power over our lives. It violates the principles of our nation's founders. The Mississippi Center for Public Policy will continue to fight for free-market solutions to our nation's health care problems. (more…)
Dr. Jameson Taylor
Executive Summary
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has already been ruled unconstitutional by a federal district court, a decision that will be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2012.
- Mississippi is party to a 26-state lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of ACA.
Another federal court has now recognized that Congress does not have the authority to force Americans to buy a product. It is sad that so many people in Congress failed to read the text and history of the Constitution before they approved the massive health care overhaul bill last year, which included a provision requiring all Americans to buy health insurance. (more…)
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Is ObamaCare Good for Patients, Doctors, Employers, & State Budgets?
Quarterly Luncheon
Co-hosted with
The Federalist Society
If you were unable to attend the luncheon on May 13, 2010, please see the video footage of the event by clicking on the images below.
Introduction
The discussion was moderated by
Ilya Shapiro
Cato Institute Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies & Editor-in-Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review
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Randy Easterling, M.D.
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Gerard Gibert
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Marie Thomas Sanderson
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President, Mississippi State Medical Association
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Founder and CEO, Venture Technologies, a multi-state IT Solutions and Managed Services Provider based in Ridgeland, MS
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Director of Federal Policy, Office of Governor Haley Barbour
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To view video footage of the Question and Answer session click on the images below:
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As infuriating and disgusting as the House's approval of the Senate-passed health care bill was, it is perhaps more disturbing how the House leadership perverted the words and intent of our nation's Founders in justifying their vote. (more…)
Did you know that the health care bills being negotiated in Washington will give the Internal Revenue Service new authority over you? The bills passed by both the House and Senate will require every American to buy a health insurance policy - and they give the enforcement authority to the IRS will make sure you have done so. (more…)
The health care reform bill now moving through the U.S. Senate includes an individual mandate, which means that if you are not covered by your employer, you will be forced to buy an insurance policy. That policy will have to cover everything Congress thinks you ought to have, which means high-powered lobbyists, and the politicians and bureaucrats they influence, will determine the diseases and devices your policy covers. (more…)
Glossary of Insurance Terms
Adverse Selection: The tendency for people with greater needs to be more likely to sign up for insurance, or to enroll in one plan over another, resulting in a health insurance pool containing a disproportionate share of people with medical conditions. Such a situation leads to higher premiums, which will drive healthier people out of the pool. (more…)