President Obama's nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has publicly praised the British National Health Service, espousing a view common in the Obama administration.

Knee-jerk partisan opposition to executive nominees tears at the fabric of governance by keeping key positions unfilled, but the Senate confirmation process is not entirely at fault.

Nancy Pelosi predicted that ObamaCare would gain popularity as people started understanding exactly how the law effects them but a recent study which previews the impact of the health-care overhaul shows that Democrats have launched America on the most reckless policy experiment in history.

The historic size of the Republican majority in the House, coupled with the unusually high number of freshmen members, will help Boehner in his efforts to cut government spending and fight Obamacare.

Controlling costs in the short run is a vital part of efforts to reform the U.S. health care system, but it should not come at the expense of future innovations.