Grace-Marie Turner

Grace-Marie Turner is president of the Galen Institute, a nonprofit research organization focusing on patient-centered health reform.

Readers may write her at Galen, 128 So. Royal St., Alexandria, VA 22314 or e-mail her at gracemarie@galen.org

Most Recent Articles by Grace-Marie Turner:

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Americans are in no mood for another health care upheaval March 12, 2019
Devolving control to states and ultimately individuals is the right solution, not more centralized Washington control
Let ObamaCare expire; there will be few mourners July 30, 2017
The federal government has demonstrated it is inept in trying to direct health insurance markets as diverse as those in Montana, Manhattan and Miami
Putting bandages on a dying program won’t help, we need to start anew September 23, 2016
We can and must do better than ObamaCare, and the voters know it.
Congress readies coverage for all, no matter how the court rules on state exchanges May 7, 2015
The larger issue before the Supreme Court is the Rule of Law and whether the administration can illegally rewrite a law without approval of Congress to suit the president’s political goals.
Healthcare costs are soaring; they’ll rise even more as the law takes full effect October 2, 2014
Affordable Care Act is not more affordable. Whether employer, exchange or individual coverage, they are feeling the law’s impact in higher premiums, sky-high deductibles, tax penalties.
Courts should stick with ObamaCare’s legal language—not Obama’s scofflaw rewrite August 14, 2014
Reining in the Obama administration’s extra-legal activities
Obama’s young supporters unlikely to pay premium prices for ObamaCare June 4, 2013
The White House believes that it will be able to convince young people, who overwhelmingly supported the president, to enroll out of loyalty
ObamaCare simply isn’t affordable; it will impose huge new burdens on consumers and business March 6, 2013
Employer mandate “will have a negative impact on job creation.”
Obamacare:  More and more Democrats now worry the sweeping law may hurt them at the polls May 3, 2012
ObamaCare cost the president “a lot of credibility as a leader”
Supremes should declare ObamaCare unconstitutional March 27, 2012
Individual mandate, Medicaid Expansion
ObamaCare’s latest assault on freedom February 1, 2012
Forcing religions to offer services that violate their deeply-held beliefs: Move will tear gaping holes in America's social safety net
Despite his artful dodging, the GOP debates make clear Romney still favors an ObamaCare approach November 8, 2011
RomneyCare remains Romney’s Achilles’ heel
Repealing ObamaCare will create legions of new jobs and usher in a new age of prosperity September 7, 2011
Clearly, the health law is killing jobs, not creating them
Congress must act quickly to halt this power grab by unelected technocrats August 4, 2011
Independent Payment Advisory Board: IPAB stands for everything that is wrong with ObamaCare
Healthcare waivers spread joy to Obama’s friends and campaign contributors but shun average American May 26, 2011
Pay your dues, and you, too, could be exempt from ObamaCare’s rules
The Op-Ed on Generic Drugs April 25, 2011
Doctors, not bureaucrats, should decide when generic drugs are acceptable substitutes for brand names
Resolute actions by GOP and Dem governors may yet save Medicaid for the poor March 3, 2011
Medicaid and Healthcare
PolitiFact’s assertion that ObamaCare isn’t a government takeover ignores the cold, hard facts January 3, 2011
Here are 10 reasons why they are right that ObamaCare is a government takeover of health care
Slicing and Dicing ObamaCare January 3, 2011
Keep what works, but kill the individual mandates, onerous burdens on small business and stifling regulations
Judge Hudson made the right constitutional decision on the individual mandate December 14, 2010
Obamacare — the mandate requiring individuals to buy healthcare plans from private insurers
A resolute GOP can chop off the many heads of the ObamaCare hydra over the next two years November 26, 2010
Democratic-controlled Senate, Obama’s veto
In the end, anger over ObamaCare swamped Dems with a massive voter’s revolt November 9, 2010
It will become even more of a liability in 2012 when the mandates, costs, and regulations will become even more apparent
ObamaCare’s mandates mean ever-rising costs for U.S. consumers September 28, 2010
ObamaCare got it wrong because of a complete misunderstanding of how markets work.
ObamaCare puts government-run monopoly on a rapidly accelerating fast-track August 30, 2010
Dr. Berwick has been clear in his intention to ration medical care to curb rising costs
Doctors will flee Medicare’s low payments, onerous rules July 19, 2010
Doctors are on the front lines of ObamaCare’s changes
Obamacare’s soaring costs break the bank for taxpayers, consumers and U.S. business May 26, 2010
Can we afford it?
Widely unpopular reform will be albatross around Democrats’ necks this November January 13, 2010
Only 32 percent of the American people support ObamaCare
AARP’S Tacit endorsement of medicare cuts line its pockets but short changes senior November 12, 2009
Clearly something must be up with the AARP
Expanding federal control of Healthcare will only raise costs and reduce quality March 26, 2009
New fees, New taxes, New fines
Private sector beats politicians in helping parents get best healthcare for their kids December 8, 2008
Health insurance for children