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“Coverage” Isn’t “Care”

Dr. G. Kevin Smith: Not only is “coverage” not equivalent to “care,” “coverage” can and many times does create a barrier to care.

Medical Care in 2018: Ring Out the Broken Promises and Bring In Solutions

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: ObamaCare’s individual mandate is dead. It’s time to use our healthcare dollars wisely and pay for the medical care, not the middlemen.

Five Takeaways on Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Shane Vander Hart: Depending on who you ask the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) that Congress passed this week will usher in the apocalypse or it is the best thing since sliced bread.

Congress Warned Not to Pass Obamacare Prop-Up Bill Without Hyde Amendment

A group of 67 national and state pro-life groups in a letter to Congress warned them to not pass an Obamacare prop-up bill without Hyde Amendment language.

Congressional Platitudes and Glittering Generalities About Health Care

Dr. Marilyn Singleton: The Affordable Care Act produced an unrecognizable version of insurance. The ACA and its health care reform progeny must go.

Iowa to Withdraw Stopgap Measure From Federal Consideration

Iowa Insurance Division Commissioner Doug Ommen announced that Iowa is withdrawing its Stopgap Measure (Section 1332 Waiver) from federal consideration.

Ernst Will Work to Add Hyde Amendment Language to Alexander-Murray Bill (Update)

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) will work to add Hyde Amendment language to Alexander-Murray healthcare bill she and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley support that currently expands abortion funding.

Episode 07: Chris Jacobs on Healthcare Exec. Order, Alexander-Murray Deal

Shane Vander Hart and Chris Jacobs discuss President Donald Trump’s healthcare executive order and the Alexander-Murray deal to address healthcare subsidies.

Being Outraged at the NFL is a Waste of Time

Kelvey Vander Hart: Conservatives getting their feathers ruffled by NFL protests during the National Anthem is an absolute waste of their time.

Episode 01: Rick Santorum Discusses the Graham-Cassidy Bill

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum discusses the Graham-Cassidy Bill with Shane Vander Hart. He says it will effectively repeal and replace Obamacare.

GOP Senators Pitch Plan to Blockgrant Obamacare Funds to States

A new GOP bill repeals the structure of Obamacare and replaces it with an annual block grant given to states to help individuals pay for health care.

Repeal and Replace? No Thanks, Take 2!

G. Keith Smith, M.D.: Americans perceive the contempt that elites have for those on whom they would inflict medical care they would never stand for themselves.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 7-29-17 (Jake Porter & Christopher Peters)

This week on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio, Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Jake Porter and Republican Congressional Candidate Christopher Peters join us.

Seven Republican Senators Who Voted Against Obamacare Repeal

U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, Shelley Moore Capito, Suans Collins, Dean Heller, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, and Rob Portman voted against Obamacare repeal.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 6-3-17 (Paris Agreement & David Howell)

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss the U.S. exiting the Paris Agreement and talk to David Howell of Prison Evangelism on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio.

Relief for Americans Caught in the Obamacare Tax Penalty Catch-22

David Young: It is simply wrong to take money out of the pockets of hardworking Iowans who live in those health care desert counties as a penalty for not having insurance.