ObamaCare at Six Months: What Else Have We Learned?

ObamaCare Watch, a Project of e21: Economic Policies for the 21st Century presents…

ObamaCare at Six Months: What Else Have We Learned?

FEATURING: Senator Mike Johanns

WASHINGTON, DC: Tuesday, September 14, 2010, ObamaCare Watch (OCW), a project of e21, presents the symposium: “ObamaCare at Six Months: What Else Have We Learned?”

On the six month anniversary of the signing of health care reform legislation, research is emerging on the impact of many provisions of the bill, including the cost to taxpayers, the destruction of jobs, reduced quality of health services, and the burden of regulatory requirements. The symposium will feature the release of a new study co-authored by OCW director Jim Capretta and Senior Research Fellow in Health Economics Robert Book on the consequences of the new health care law on the Medicare Advantage program.

The symposium will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) will provide the keynote address. Prior to the keynote, Jim Capretta and Robert Book will present the findings from their new study. Douglas Holtz- Eakin, President of the American Action Forum, will also provide commentary and participate in a discussion moderated by Bill Kristol, member of e21’s Board of Directors.

Jim Capretta said about the event, “The more we learn about ObamaCare, the worse it gets. With the six month anniversary of the passage of ObamaCare approaching, it’s time to take stock of all that we now know will happen if it is allowed to be fully implemented. This bill was a colossal mistake, and lawmakers need to be fully informed of all the damage it will cause to the American economy and health care.”

WHAT: ObamaCare at Six Months: What Else Have We Learned?

WHEN: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

12:00pm: Registration and Lunch
12:15pm: Opening remarks
12:20pm: Presentation by James Capretta and Robert Book on their Heritage Foundation study and commentary by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, followed by a discussion moderated by Bill Kristol
1:30pm: Keynote address by Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) on the current state of ObamaCare

WHERE:
The National Press Club
529 14th Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20045

Media Access: 11:00 AM
Throw: TBD
Media entrance: Main Entrance
Media Coverage: OPEN PRESS
RSVP & Media Inquiries: Stuart Siciliano (ssiciliano@hamiltonps.com) or 202-822- 1205.

About ObamaCare Watch: The mission of ObamaCareWatch.org (OCW) is to help promote sensible health care policy that is patient-centered and market-driven. It is a website focused on monitoring implementation of President Obama’s newly passed health care law – including in-depth research and analysis with key news stories and commentary.

OCW provides one-stop shopping for anyone who wants a regularly updated, searchable database on the current and anticipated effects of the new health care law, the facts and arguments about it, and new developments concerning it. Visitors to the site will have easy access to source documents about the law (primers, legislative language, CBO scores, etc.) and regulatory implementation information. Our aim is to pull and organize the best of the best, without regard to which institution or think tank originally published it. In short, we want to provide concerned citizens with all the facts so they can hold those who sponsored and passed the new health law accountable.

ObamaCareWatch is a project of e21: Economics for the 21st Century, a new non-profit organization with offices in New York City and Washington, DC.

About Economics21: A new nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to economic research and innovative public policies for the 21st century. We aim to advance free enterprise, fiscal discipline, economic growth, and the rule of law. Drawing on the expertise of practitioners, policymakers, and academics, we will encourage a spirited debate about the way forward for democratic capitalism. Visit www.economics21.org for more information.