Health CareNews
Obamacare Limiting Insurance Options in California
When Dennie Wright went to sign up for Affordable Care Act insurance last year, it wasn’t a hard decision. His insurance agent told him he… Read More
Health CareNews
Medicare Chief Who Oversaw Obamacare Rollout to Resign
The top official at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced her resignation today. But the official who will serve as the interim head… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Obamacare Exchanges Have Decreased Competition Among Insurers
Unsurprisingly, Obamacare has made yet another problem worse—creating a government exchange that is less competitive than the prior individual market. In 2009, when President Obama… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare Health Insurance Startup Collapses in Iowa
It was a heck of a Christmas for David Fairchild and his wife, Clara Peterson. They found out they were about to lose their new… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Will This Little-Known Obamacare Provision Lead to a Public Option?
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., was absolutely right when she said we had to pass Obamacare so we could find out what was… Read More
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‘There Is Just So Much Confusion Out There’: How Obamacare Figures Into Your 2014 Taxes
In addition to the normal thrills and chills of the income tax filing season, this year consumers will have the added excitement of figuring out… Read More
Health CareNews
What’s the Alternative to Obamacare? This New Book Provides the Answer … and How to Make It Happen
Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, supporters have called the legislation “the law of the land,” and the president… Read More
Health CareNews
Vermont Lawmaker Who Asked Tough Questions About Single-Payer Health Care Kicked Off Health Committee
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s newly re-elected House speaker Shap Smith spoke of hope and opportunity in his address to the 73rd biennial Legislature Wednesday. But… Read More
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What You Need to Know About the Fight to Make Members of Congress Enroll in Obamacare
Is Congress a “small” business? That’s the debate playing out in a Washington courthouse between the federal government’s personnel office, the District of Columbia’s health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Chart of the Week: How Much Will Obamacare Fines Continue to Rise?
If you failed to purchase health insurance, expect tax penalties to double this year. And don’t forget to report your health insurance status directly to… Read More
Health CareCommentary
5 Reasons to Repeal the Entirety of Obamacare in 2015
The debate over Obamacare is as strong as ever, despite being passed into law nearly five years ago. Here are five of the biggest reasons… Read More
Health CareNews
How the White House Responded to Harvard Professors Complaining About Obamacare Costs
White House spokesman Josh Earnest was on the defensive Tuesday when Fox News’ Ed Henry pressed him on Harvard professors’ criticism of Obamacare amid rising… Read More
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Federal Taxpayers Help Virginia Make $2 Million Health Care Advertising Push
Federal taxpayers are pitching in $2 million for a marketing campaign to make sure Virginians eligible for government-subsidized health care know how to enroll. The… Read More
Health CareNews
John Kasich Defends Medicaid Expansion in Ohio
Gov. John Kasich demanded fiscal responsibility and defended his Obamacare Medicaid expansion during a recent speech before the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. “People, ya know,… Read More
Health CareNews
Harvard Professors, Once Champions of Obamacare, Take a Different Tack as Health Care Costs Rise
Despite its inconsistencies, Obamacare seems to have one consistent trend: Those who once supported the law now want immunity from it. The latest case study… Read More
Health CareNews
Vermont State Senator Touts Universal Coverage Plan
MONTPELIER, Vt.—An outgoing Vermont state senator says the health care plan he formulated is the only one left standing after Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin ditched… Read More
Health CareNews
Mia Love Vows to Do ‘Everything Humanly Possible to Stop Obamacare’
Rep.-elect Mia Love will join congressional Republicans in the fight against Obamacare tomorrow. Yesterday, on ABC News’ “This Week,” Love promised to do “everything humanly… Read More
McConnell: Obama ‘Not Going to Like’ Republican Congress’ Agenda
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today laid out the priorities for the new Republican-controlled Congress, promising to challenge President Obama with bills “he’s not… Read More
Health CareNews
New Year Brings New Obamacare Fines
Millions of Americans are facing new tax penalties in 2015 courtesy of the Affordable Care Act. Fines for failing to purchase health insurance are set… Read More
Health CareNews
Minnesota Businesses Score Obamacare Exemptions
Do you believe in miracles? Ask Greg Hall, whose company supplied technology and know-how that helped rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for more than… Read More
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A New PAC Focusing on Obamacare Is Run By Doctors, Nurses
Beleaguered members of Congress who support Obamacare and squeaked by in the recent election now have a nemesis – a PAC of doctors, surgeons and… Read More
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Obama Administration Celebrates Medicaid Enrollment Explosion
President Obama’s administration began celebrating Christmas early by announcing 9.7 million Americans have enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the past… Read More
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Amid Holiday Travel Rush, Officials Keep an Eye on 1,700 for Ebola
As travelers prepare to board planes for the holidays, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to screen passengers flying into the U.S. for Ebola,… Read More
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Liberal Governor Abandons Single-Payer Health Care: ‘Greatest Disappointment of My Political Life’
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Gov. Peter Shumlin announced this week he has called off his plans for single-payer health care in Vermont for 2015, saying “now is… Read More
Health CareNews
Government Cancels Children’s Study After 10 Years of Work, $1.3 Billion Cost
The National Children’s Study has been canceled despite almost 10 years of work and $1.3 billion of funding after a National Institutes of Health working… Read More
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Gruber Model Errs in Colorado as Vermont Prepares to Rely on Data
Jonathan Gruber’s health-care forecasting is failing in Colorado as Vermont’s Gov. Peter Shumlin prepares to use the economist’s math for single-payer health care. As Vermonters… Read More
Health CareNews
Why Obamacare Is Prompting Small Businesses to Drop Coverage
For two decades Atlanta restaurant owner Jim Dunn offered a group health plan to his managers and helped pay for it. That ended Dec. 1,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Gruber Reflects the Undemocratic Left
Key Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber has been under a hot spotlight recently for disparaging comments he made about his fellow citizens. In a series of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Here’s a Viable Replacement for Obamacare
In the wake of Republican mid-term electoral victories, and with support for the president’s health care law registering new lows in the Gallup survey, it… Read More
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Forget What Gruber Said. We Need to See His Obamacare Economic Modeling Results.
There is more to this week’s House hearing with Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber than just an examination of his disparaging comments about… Read More
