Newt Gingrich news and information

The three leading contenders for the GOP presidential nomination after last week's Super Tuesday primaries say Medicare should give beneficiaries a fixed amount to use toward a private health plan.
FULL STORY »

Has the nation reached a ‘new normal' in how much care we can afford? During the past couple of weeks, it sure felt as if the nation had been transported back to the late 1960s.
FULL STORY »

Two former executives with the Center for Health Transformation, the organization started by presidential candidate and former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, have joined Leavitt Partners, a healthcare and food safety consulting firm founded and led by former HHS...
FULL STORY »

Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but rather a visionary who traffics in ideas, not influence. But he has made millions while helping companies promote their services.
FULL STORY »

Vendors nowadays offer their customers services that they invariably label “solutions.” The American political establishment peddles solutions that are, in reality, problems.
FULL STORY »

A think tank founded by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich collected at least $37 million over the past eight years from major healthcare companies and industry groups, offering special access to the former House speaker and other perks, according to records and interviews.
FULL STORY »

Hospitals waiting on Congress to squeeze spending may sympathize with the Oakland Athletics' reversal of fortune more than a decade ago, when the ball club's owners refused to continue profligate spending.
FULL STORY »

The nation's political forces are bitterly divided over issues ranging from raising the country's debt ceiling to the use of energy-efficient light bulbs, so it's no surprise that the government's role in healthcare is also the source of intense debate.
FULL STORY »

This year's ranking of the 100 Most Influential People includes 27 newcomers as well as 10 honorees who have been on every list since it started in 2002.
FULL STORY »

The recent call for an expanded federal role in healthcare by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich may not be as surprising as it sounds.
FULL STORY »