NCPA Media: NCPA in the News

  • May 29, 2013

    Health Reform Saving Young Adults Millions for ER Care: Study

    In 2011 alone, patients and families were spared nearly $150 million in hospital costs

    Health Day in U.S. News & World Report: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick questions whether the Affordable Care Act is the most economical way to receive healthcare coverage.
  • May 23, 2013

    What tummy tucks can teach us about health care reform

    The conventional wisdom is that market forces don't apply to pricing for medical care. A new study of the cosmetic surgery industry shows how wrong that belief is.

    CNN Money: According to a new NCPA study, U.S. medical prices have been rising about 5% a year while total spending has remained the same.
  • May 23, 2013

    If this health plan is 'socialism,' we need more of it

    As Obamacare's exchanges take shape in California, true, transparent, capitalistic competition will be seen among insurance firms, going toe to toe to win consumers.

    Los Angeles Times: NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick says that by requiring insurers to post their prices in the same spot, it will make it much easier for consumers to shop for health insurance policies.
  • May 21, 2013

    Obama’s New Minimum Wage, Insurance Mandates Will Create Labor Market Tsunami

    heartlander.org: NCPA President John C. Goodman explains how an increase in the minimum wage would have adverse effects on employment.
  • May 19, 2013

    Navigating the ObamaCare Maze

    The government is the worst vendor possible for managing health-insurance exchanges.

    Wall Street Journal: The Affordable Care Act will be ineffective due to the lack of  money budgeted, complexity and competency that is associated with the new healthcare reform, says NCPA President John C. Goodman.


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