Newtcare
doesn't have the same ring to it. A think tank founded by Newt Gingrich
was paid at least $37 million over eight years by health-care companies
and industry groups for, among other things, what promotional material
calls “access to Newt Gingrich” and “direct Newt interaction.” The think
tank, called the Center for Health Action, recommended requiring
“anyone who earns more than $50,000 a year must purchase health
insurance or post a bond,” an insurance mandate similar to the one in
President Obama's policy and now reviled by conservatives. Gingrich
stepped down from the think tank earlier this year to run for president.
Gingrich came under fire earlier this week for earning as much as $1.8
million in consulting fees from Freddie Mac.
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