How will being in the Senate effect Rand Paul's anti-establishment approach? What does he think of former rival Mitch McConnell's leadership during a contentious the lame duck session? And what are his priorities for the next two years? We'll hear the answers to those questions from Senator elect Paul today.
Tag Archives: health care
Obamacare and the Future of Drugs
Throughout the month of December, Coffee and Markets will be looking back at the most significant stories of 2010 with recap interviews from leading thinkers. In today's edition, Ben Domenech interviews Avik Roy, a health care analyst on Wall Street and author of The Apothecary blog, about how Obamacare effects pharmaceutical innovation.
Bernanke's QE2 Moves and Paul Ryan's Opportunity Society
In today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson, Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Bernanke's latest QE2 moves, the GOP's opportunity society, and why health care, not the economy, may have been the biggest issue in Tuesday's election.
When is a Tax Not a Tax
On today's episode of Welcome to the Know, The New Ledger's Brad Jackson and Pejman Yousefzadeh talk about health care taxes, the individual mandate, racial politics, and exoskeletons.
The Che Guevara of American Health Care
[tweetmeme] On this week’s Health Care News podcast, Avik Roy, one of the most insightful writers about health care policy today, took the time to discuss with me the White House’s decision to bypass the nomination process of the U.S. Senate to recess appoint Donald … Read More →
Independence Day Report on Jobs and Deficits
It's the Independence Weekend edition of Coffee and Markets, featuring The New Ledger's Francis Cianfrocca, we're talking about the new jobs report, market reactions and China, and health care reform's false promise as a deficit reducer. We're brought to you as always by Andrew Breitbart's BigGovernment.com and LibertyPundits.com.
An Interview With Tim Pawlenty
I had the opportunity to interview Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last week, an interview you can listen to here. The Governor discussed how states can respond to the passage of Obamacare, his decision to opt out of the federal high-risk pools, and how Americans can … Read More →
Coffee and Markets: Financial Regulation and Obamacare
In this week's edition of Coffee and Markets, we'll talk about the fallout from a failed attempt by Senators Dodd and Corker to make new financial regulations bipartisan, the latest activity on the bond markets, and what's next for Obamacare.
Live From Blair House
In this week's edition of Coffee and Markets, we're recording on-site from the president's Blair House summit by the White House, and we're talking about the bond market, the targeting of Toyota, and the future of health care reform.



Mitt Romney's No Good, Very Bad Day
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss Mitt Romney's disastrous health care speech and the grilling of oil executives on Capitol Hill.