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Healthy Competition | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:44:00 -0400

But economist Len Nichols, health care director for the centrist New America Foundation, says that insurers and providers in concentrated markets commonly ...

Back to School for Student Loans | National Journal

Erin Drankoski — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:54:00 -0400

Firing back at the Republicans, Jason Delisle wrote in Higher Ed Watch, a blog at the New America Foundation, that the revised CBO estimate at the very least confirms that direct lending is significantly cheaper than the FFEL program, even if by a smaller margin than first thought. Delisle, who supports Miller’s bill, was formerly a Republican staffer on the Senate Budget Committee. ... Original Article

'He Let Out A Hearty Belly Laugh' | National Journal Online

Erin Drankoski — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:17:00 -0400

Brian Friel interviews Michael Dannenberg, former senior education counsel on the Senate HELP Committee, now senior fellow at the New America Foundation. ... Original Article

The Next Health Care System | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:32:00 -0400

Len Nichols, who directs the centrist New America Foundation's health program, would impose automatic payment cuts for Medicare in high-cost regions if the ...

The Public Plan Diversion | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:49:00 -0400

"This issue has got way out of proportion," says Len Nichols, health policy director at the centrist New America Foundation. The left and right have a shared interest in highlighting the public plan because it divides Democrats from Republicans more ...

Cardin Favors Help For Newspapers -- But No Bailouts | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 14 May 2009 07:50:00 -0400

Ben Cardin, D-Md. told an audience at a New America Foundation and Washington Monthly event. He said "direct government support" would "compromise the independence of our newspapers." Instead, Cardin made the case that his proposal to help newspapers ...

'Pig Book' Roots Out Congressional Pork | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:33:00 -0400

"It's a good thing that there are watchdogs out there watching," said Marc Goldwein, the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. "My own criticism is that it's a little bit of a distraction from the big picture. ...

The Four Health Care Deal-Busters | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:21:00 -0400

Republicans, insurers, doctors, and hospitals worry that Medicare providers would be required to serve anyone in the new plan and to accept its prices, said Len Nichols, director of the health policy program at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit public policy institute. Original article (subscription required)

The Public Plan: Time Bomb? | National Journal

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:45:00 -0400

The kind of “public plan” Len Nichols lays out is a public plan in name only. If it operates under exactly the same rules then in what sense is it a public plan? Well, then, what is the big problem with it, one might ask. ...

The Medicare Mess | NationalJournal.com

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:21:00 -0400

Len Nichols, Director of the Health Policy Program, New America Foundation: Medicare reform and broader health system reform are inextricably linked. We cannot change our Medicare cost trajectories without reforming the broader health system because Medicare buys care from the same inefficient system as the rest of us... Original article