Passage of Obamacare violated the will of the American people, and Florida District Judge Roger Vinson has concluded that it also violates the U.S. Constitution.In a carefully documented decision, Judge Vinson ruled that the “individual mandate” — the federal requirement to purchase government-prescribed health insurance — violates the Constitution, and he furthermore said that since the … [Read more...] about Florida Ruling Goes Further than Any Obamacare Court Decision to Date
Archives for January 2011
ObamaCare Claims Are "False, more so than True"
So we learned this week that ObamaCare won't hold down costs. And it won't let everybody keep their current health insurance if they like it. The House Budget Committee called as its first witness on Wednesday Medicare's Chief Actuary Richard Foster, an independent straight-shooter if ever there were one, to get to the truth on these two central promises made by the president and his … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Claims Are "False, more so than True"
Rhode Island Medicaid Reform: Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver
Click here to download a document from former Rhode Island Health and Human Services Secretary Gary Alexander regarding Rhode Island's pilot Medicaid block grant. This document gives a report on the Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver, which he describes as “the sole reason why Rhode Island possessed a state budget surplus in SFY2010.” … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Medicaid Reform: Global Consumer Choice Compact Waiver
Rationing Has Arrived
President Obama's legacy legislation -- the new health overhaul law -- is no more popular today than it was when it passed Congress last spring.In the latest survey from Rasmussen Reports, a full 55 percent of voters favor repealing the law.Their disapproval shows they understand the dangers of this new law. Many Americans correctly worry that, as government controls more and more of the health … [Read more...] about Rationing Has Arrived
A New Debate Begins
The House wisely began its legislative year with an overwhelming 245-189 vote to repeal ObamaCare and instruct committees to focus on specific actions to get reform right. The floor debate on Wednesday provided ample opportunity to expose the damage the massive overhaul law already is doing and the Alice-in-Wonderland gimmicks that were used to get it passed. ObamaCare?s supporters repeatedly … [Read more...] about A New Debate Begins
Medical Residency Ruling Will Hurt Hospitals, Care
Last week, the Supreme Court ended a long-standing debate over whether or not doctors-in-training, better known as medical residents, are "students" or "employees." The nation's high court, in its misguided wisdom, concluded residents should not be classified as students. With as much as $700 million annually in tax revenue at stake, the classification has never been just semantics. Among the … [Read more...] about Medical Residency Ruling Will Hurt Hospitals, Care
Valuing What's Right about Health Care in America
The tragic shootings last Saturday in Tucson created a backlash of hurtful and harmful accusations as people tried to find someone to blame for this incomprehensible slaughter. All evidence indicates that Jared Lee Loughner is mentally ill and is not a right- or left-wing extremist, as too many people charged. Psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey explained in an important commentary in The Wall Street … [Read more...] about Valuing What's Right about Health Care in America
ObamaCare Will Increase the Deficit and Kill Jobs
The House is planning to vote next Wednesday on a full repeal of ObamaCare, and the administration is defending the law with a long list of Alice-in-Wonderland claims. The White House says it will "provide Americans with more freedom and control in their health care choices" and that it is "good for the economy and good for jobs." And it warns newly elected Republicans that voting to repeal the … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Will Increase the Deficit and Kill Jobs