Health Care Videos

This panel discusses how states can expand competition and reduce the cost of health care – even with the Affordable Care Act in place. Solutions discussed include using telemedicine, rolling back certificate of need laws, and embracing direct primary care. The panel also addresses Medicaid expansion. Speaking on this panel are Cato Institute Senior Fellow Michael Tanner, Opternative Chief Executive Officer Aaron Dallek, and Georgia state Sen. Judson Hill (R-Cobb County).

The forth panel covers direct primary care, Medicaid reform, Obamacare and certificate of need laws. Speaking on this panel are Dr. Hal Scherz of Docs4PatietCare; Heartland State Government Relations Manager Logan Pike; and Vice President of Policy for the James Madison Institute Sal Nuzzo.

The keynote address comes from founder and CEO of Mainstreet Zeke Turner. His presentation, titled “Beyond Health Care Reform: How Mainstreet Is Transforming Lives and Disrupting Bureaucracy,” describes certificate of need laws and other regulations hindering the growth of his company.

The first panel discusses the debate over the expansion of Medicaid, the future of Obamacare after the King vs Burwell decision, and how Certificate of Need laws are restricting competition amongst health care providers and driving up costs. Speaking on this panel are Missouri state Representative Diane Franklin (R-Camden County), American Dental Association’s Dr. Loren Feldner, and Research Director for the Foundation for Government Accountability Jonathan Ingram.

The first panel discusses the debate over the expansion of Medicaid, the future of Obamacare after the King vs Burwell decision, and how Certificate of Need laws are restricting competition amongst health care providers and driving up costs. Speaking on this panel are Goldwater Institute Director of Healthcare Policy Naomi Lopez Bauman, Foundation for Government Accountability Senior Fellow Christina Herrera, and Arizona State Senator Kelli Ward. Moderating this panel is Heartland Government Affairs Director John Nothdurft.

Moderator: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer Christie Herrera, Rep. Janak Joshi, Peter Nelson The federal government has spent nearly $5 billion on state-based exchanges, debate continues over the expansion of Medicaid, and three states have passed legislation acknowledging a patient’s right to try experimental, potentially lifesaving, drugs. This panel will debate these health care issues and the future of Obamacare.

Author Sean Parnell discusses his new book 'The Self-Pay Patient - Affordable Healthcare Choices in the Age of Obamacare'

Heartland Institute Senior Fellow Benjamin Domenech was a guest on "All In with Chris Hayes" on MSNBC on Feb. 5, 2014 to discuss a new CBO report stating Obamacare will remove millions of Americans from the workforce.

Benjamin Domenech, research fellow at The Heartland Institute, speaks at the seventh Emerging Issues Forum in Chicago. October 13, 2011

Congressman Tom Price speaks at Heartland's 2013 Emerging Issues Forum at the Capital City Club in Atlanta, Georgia. During his speech he talked about the problems with Obamacare, opening up federal lands, federalism, and the debt ceiling. Congressman Price serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. In the 113th Congress, Price was named vice chairman of the House Committee on the Budget. In previous Congresses, he has served as chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee and chairman of the Republican Study Committee.

The Health Care panel discussed the future of hydraulic fracturing, renewable power mandates, climate taxes, and opportunities for states to grow their economies by encouraging responsible energy production without the use of subsidies. Moderator: Joseph Bast, The Heartland Institute Benita Dodd, Georgia Public Policy Foundation James M. Taylor, The Heartland Institute Forrest Knox, Kansas State Senate

On May 29, 2013, Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) spoke at the Union League Club in Chicago about the threats to Medicare Part D and the state of health care in America. Part D has proven that a modernized system -- one that funds prescription drugs, focusing on the neediest seniors, and avoiding price controls on prescription drugs -- can bend the cost curve down AND provide quality patient service.