Health CareNews
1 of Every 5 Americans Depend on Medicaid or CHIP
More than 65 million Americans—about one in five—are enrolled in Medicaid or a government health program for children, according to new federal data. About 1.1… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What Will Obamacare’s Future Look Like?
Obamacare is dramatically reshaping health care markets, especially the individual insurance market. The first results of the law’s standardization of coverage and imposition of new… Read More
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Medical Study: Don’t Trust All the Health Articles on Wikipedia
Half the nation’s doctors admit to using Wikipedia as a medical reference at least some of the time. But the scary part, according to another… Read More
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Sam Brownback Explains How Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Hurts States
Many states are succumbing to pressure to expand their Medicaid programs with promises from the federal government under Obamacare to cover the initial costs. But Gov…. Read More
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Maryland to Spend $43 Million to Fix Obamacare Website
After spending roughly $130 million to build a faulty website, Maryland officials voted last week to spend $43.5 million more to transition the state’s health insurance exchange… Read More
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Conservative Lawmakers Urge Vote in House on Obamacare Alternative
The House Republican leadership promised a vote this year on an alternative to the health law popularly known as Obamacare, and now some lawmakers have… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Nevada Gives Up on $91 Million Obamacare Exchange
Nevada has become the latest state to announce it will concede Obamacare exchange enrollment responsibilities to the federal government via healthcare.gov. Nevada became the third… Read More
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One Man’s Tireless Fight to Make Congress Live Under Obamacare
Sen. David Vitter, an ardent opponent of Obamacare, readily concedes that his proposal to end health care subsidies to members of Congress and their staffs… Read More
Health CareNews
Family Health Costs Rise to $23,215
Health care costs have risen to $23,215 a year for the typical family of four that gets insurance through work, according to a new report… Read More
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Senate Finance Committee Approves Burwell to Run HHS
The Senate Finance Committee today approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which has come under increased scrutiny… Read More
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Nevada Jumps Ship on Its Sinking Obamacare Exchange Website
Nevada is the latest state to abandon a glitch-ridden health insurance exchange website set up under Obamacare. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board, which… Read More
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Bobby Jindal: Of Course We Still Can Repeal Obamacare
Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, this week hit back at claims that the health law known as Obamacare cannot be repealed. In… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
3 Things Obamacare Is Doing to Workplace Health Coverage
The vast majority of Americans have health coverage through their employers. Thus, during the health reform debate and after Obamacare’s passage, President Obama repeatedly asserted… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Yes, Some People Will Have to Pay Back Their Obamacare Subsidies
Obamacare offers subsidies to help pay for health insurance – if you are buying insurance through the federal exchange and your income qualifies. But now… Read More
Health CareNews
Why This Conservative Says He’ll Vote Against Obama’s HHS Nominee
It doesn’t look like Sylvia Mathews Burwell will win unanimous Senate confirmation the second time around. President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human… Read More
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Indiana Governor Defends Expansion of Medicaid Alternative to 350,000
Fresh off his proposal last week to expand Indiana’s alternative Medicaid program, Gov. Mike Pence today defended his decision to ask for federal approval to… Read More
Health CareNews
Mike Lee and Ted Cruz Have Questions for Obama’s HHS Nominee
President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services is facing scrutiny from two conservative senators who want answers to more than a dozen… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Thanks to Obamacare, Your Tax Dollars Are Rewarding Failure
How many tax dollars does it take to run a state health care exchange into the ground? In the case of three states that have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
States Begin to Face Overwhelming Obamacare Reality
The Medicaid news is not good. Lots of people signing up? Yes. Is that a good thing? No – it’s bad for poor Americans who… Read More
Health CareNews
Issa Says HHS Secretary ‘Willfully Failing’ to Comply With Subpoena
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is “willfully failing” to comply with a subpoena from the House Oversight and… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Pence’s Indiana Medicaid Decision a Disappointment
Today, Governor Mike Pence (R) outlined proposed changes to Indiana’s Medicaid program. Based on preliminary materials, it appears that while the state may be advancing… Read More
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Senators Praise Burwell, Question Obamacare at Confirmation Hearing
Senators yesterday unanimously congratulated White House budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell on her nomination to lead the Health and Human Services Department but offered some… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What Happens If There Is No Employer Mandate for Obamacare?
A recent Urban Institute report provides the “news” that Obamacare’s employer mandate has negative labor market effects, particularly for low-income Americans. Even think tanks that… Read More
Health CareNews
Warning: This Medical News Story Could Be Biased, Simplistic, or Hyped
Catching up on the latest news about a new medical marvel? You might want to have a more skeptical view of the coverage, according to… Read More
Health CareNews
Gallup Poll: More Americans Buy Health Insurance on Their Own
More and more U.S. adults get health insurance on their own or through a family member, a new Gallup poll finds. The survey regularly examines… Read More
Medicaid: Half of Doctors Won’t Accept New Patients
Merritt-Hawkins, a national health care search and consulting firm, recently released the results of a telephone survey that measures physicians’ ability or willingness to accept… Read More
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D.C. Gets a New Obamacare Tax
The District of Columbia’s legislative body voted today to give its health exchange the power to tax any health-related insurance product sold in the city…. Read More
State ‘Model’ for Obamacare Says $180M Website Too Broken to Fix
Massachusetts is the latest state to walk away from its online health insurance exchange. Officials announced today that Massachusetts Health Connector — the agency in… Read More
Obamacare: Ending Special Treatment for Congress
Senator David Vitter (R–LA) has just introduced an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act, soon scheduled for Senate floor action, that would require the President… Read More
Health CareNews
9 Obamacare Predictions That Have Come True
It directly affects the personal life of every American, and it controls or regulates a complex sector of the American economy that is slightly larger… Read More
