Kathryn Nix
Kathryn Nix analyzes and writes about health policy and entitlement reform as a policy analyst in the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
Nix’s research has been cited by Townhall.com, Kaiser Health News and Human Events, among other journals and media outlets. She is a prolific contributor to The Foundry blog and speaks regularly on health care issues to student groups, audiences on Capitol Hill and radio programs across the country.
Before joining Heritage in 2010, Nix was a research assistant at the Center for Eukaryotic Structural Genomics. A specialized research unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
Nix holds a bachelor's degree in molecular biology and French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She continued her studies of the French language at l’Institut Catholique de Paris.
She currently resides in Washington, D.C., where she also volunteers at George Washington University Hospital Women’s Center while preparing applications for medical school.
All Publications by Kathryn Nix
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Backgrounder posted March 21, 2012 by Nina Owcharenko, Kathryn Nix
The Obamacare Two-Year Checkup: More Reasons for Repeal
Abstract: On its second anniversary, Obamacare remains unpopular. The provisions currently in effect have fallen short of expectations and disrupted the market, causing even greater uncertainty for the future. Overall, Obamacare has increased government control of Americans’ health care choices and limited consumer choice.…
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Center for Policy Innovation Research Summary posted January 11, 2012 by Kathryn Nix
How Competition Improves Quality: The Case of Medicare Advantage
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In 2003, the Medicare Modernization Act created the Medicare Advantage program, which allowed seniors to choose coverage from private health plans. Both recent research published in The American Journal of Managed Care
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WebMemo posted December 21, 2011 by Kathryn Nix
How Medicare Price Controls Have Contributed to Drug Shortages
Recent drug shortages have received national attention as patients are forced to wait for vital treatments or substitute an alternative. As Congress searches for policy solutions, it is crucial that lawmakers understand the role that government price controls, specifically in Medicare, have played in the crisis.
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WebMemo posted August 10, 2011 by Kathryn Nix
A Recipe for Reform: Success of Consumer-Driven Principles in Medicare Programs
Medicare is in crisis. Already generating tens of billions of dollars annually in deficits, its financial challenges threaten taxpayers and enrollees alike. Moving to a premium-support model would reverse the program’s deterioration by using the dynamics of the free market to contain costs and improve consumer satisfaction.
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WebMemo posted January 21, 2011 by James C. Capretta, Kathryn Nix
Obamacare and the Budget: Playing Games with Numbers
The federal government’s finances were dismal even before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted. That is why lawmakers who pushed for its passage felt compelled to try to calm worried Americans by claiming that the law would cut projected federal budget deficits in addition to covering…
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Blog Post on 5/1/2012 3:48:33 PM
What Obamacare's Tax Hikes Mean for All Americans
In a recent article for MarketWatch, Andrea Coombes writes, “Whatever their opinion of the health-care reform law,...…
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Blog Post on 4/10/2012 12:39:32 PM
New Study Shows Obamacare’s Huge Additions to Federal Deficit
A study released today by Charles Blahous, one of two public trustees of Medicare and Social Security, once again...…
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Blog Post on 3/2/2012 7:30:49 AM
Medicare Rationing and Obama’s Unelected Board of Bureaucrats
Earlier this week, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee moved legislation forward that would repeal one...…
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Blog Post on 2/20/2012 5:00:21 AM
Turner Lays Out the Case Against Obamacare
Grace-Marie Turner, president of the Galen Institute, was among a number of experts who recently convened at The...…
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Blog Post on 2/8/2012 10:30:42 AM
Side Effects: Medicare Advantage Gains Won’t Last
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Blog Post on 2/8/2012 5:30:28 AM
Side Effects: Obamacare Encourages Employers to Drop Coverage for Sick Workers
Over the course of the campaign, President Obama repeatedly promised: “If you like your current insurance, you can...…
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Blog Post on 12/15/2011 5:45:26 AM
Decrease in Young Uninsured: Does Obamacare Deserve Credit?
Yesterday, the Administration released data from the 2011 National Health Interview Survey that shows, among other...…
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Blog Post on 12/9/2011 3:00:53 AM
Medicare Needs a Budget and Structural Reform
Medicare faces a dismal future that could threaten its very existence. In two recent papers, Stuart Butler, Ph.D., and...…
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Blog Post on 12/7/2011 4:17:29 AM
Congress Should Stop Subsidizing Warren Buffett's Health Care, Not Increase His Taxes
Reports have surfaced that conservatives in Congress may propose further increasing income adjustment in Medicare to...…
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Blog Post on 11/18/2011 10:45:23 AM
House Subcommittee Reveals Obamacare's Flaws for Taxpayers, Small Business
A recent Gallup poll revealed that 47 percent of Americans—a plurality—support repeal of Obamacare. While the reasons...…