James C. Capretta

Recently, health-care has resurfaced as a prominent issue in the presidential campaign largely because the Democratic candidates, Senators Barack Obama…

In recent days, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have been throwing stones at the health care plan of Republican presidential candidate…

Memories of the Clinton health-care disaster should figure prominently in Democratic strategic planning. It was a debacle unlike any other…

Former South Dakota Democratic Senator Tom Daschle was an early and prominent supporter of Senator Barack Obama's bid for the…

Polling data confirm Americans are dissatisfied with the health-care status quo, and rightfully so. Today, health insurance for too many…

 EPPC Fellow James C. Capretta presented at a June 26, 2008 session of the President’s Council on Bioethics in Chicago,…

If the race for the presidency is framed as a choice between a reform-minded, independent, but conservative-leaning candidate and a…

Social Security reform plans are a dime a dozen, but credible Medicare reform proposals are scarce. Why? Because Medicare's financial…

In describing the health-care plan of the presumptive Democratic nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, reporters invariably parrot the campaign line that…

The protracted political struggle over the future of American health care stems in large part from a fundamental disagreement over…

With the economy in a slump, the electorate is likely to become even more focused on traditional “pocketbook” issues as…

In his 1994 State of the Union address, President Bill Clinton waved his pen at the Democratic-controlled Congress and said…