Americans for Tax Reform, The Associated Press is reporting today that an "erroneous" glitch in Obamacare tax forms is causing filing season to come to a halt for 800,000 taxpayers. Tens of thousands of these families have actually already filed and will need to file amended returns redundantly. Americans for Tax Reform can shed some light on what the "erroneous" problem is. The affected … [Read more...] about Ryan Ellis: How Obamacare Screwed Up 800,000 Tax Returns
Archives for February 2015
Congressional Intent Is Clear: Congress Intended Subsidies Only For State Exchanges
By Grace-Marie Turner Health policy analyst Tom Miller of AEI has a post reporting on new evidence that shows congressional committees had and discarded language explicitly authorizing tax subsidies in the federal exchanges. The newly-uncovered analysis by an independent attorney shows that senators who were merging two committee bills in 2009 had language in front of them to would have … [Read more...] about Congressional Intent Is Clear: Congress Intended Subsidies Only For State Exchanges
Rachana Pradhan and Brett Norman: Behind the Curtain, Troubles Persist in HealthCare.gov
Politico, February 17, 2015 Behind the scenes, HealthCare.gov is still a mess. The “back end” of the Obamacare website still isn’t properly wired to the health insurance companies. It’s slow going for health plans to make sure the 11.4 million people who have signed up end up in the right plan. Subsidy payments aren’t automated, so the insurers get payments based on estimates. And adding … [Read more...] about Rachana Pradhan and Brett Norman: Behind the Curtain, Troubles Persist in HealthCare.gov
A New Fix for Obamacare
By Grace-Marie Turner and Diana Furchtgott-Roth Early next month the Supreme Court will hear arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest significant legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The petitioners argue that under the statute, the federal government is not allowed to provide health insurance subsidies in the 37 states that have either declined or failed to establish their own … [Read more...] about A New Fix for Obamacare
Grace-Marie Turner: First Biosimilar Poised For FDA Approval
Forbes, February 13, 2015 Patients and payers have been anxiously awaiting approval of the first “biosimilar” medicines in the United States, hoping the new biologics will lower the cost of these often lifesaving treatments. But early statements from makers of the first of these drugs likely to reach the market indicate that the company expects to launch its biosimilar at parity with the … [Read more...] about Grace-Marie Turner: First Biosimilar Poised For FDA Approval
Doug Badger: Approaching ObamaCare with Humility
The Hill, February 13, 2015 President Obama spoke frequently of humility during last week's prayer breakfast. Congressional Republicans could use a healthy measure of that virtue should the Supreme Court rule that ObamaCare subsidies are not available in the 37 states with federally facilitated exchanges. ObamaCare is the product of a yawning humility deficit. Its core conceit is that a … [Read more...] about Doug Badger: Approaching ObamaCare with Humility
Tom Miller and Grace-Marie Turner: What Happens To The ACA If The Petitioners In King v Burwell Win At The Supreme Court?
Forbes, February 12, 2015 One of the mechanisms through which the Affordable Care Act (ACA) expands access to health insurance is through tax subsidies provided to individuals to help offset the cost of health insurance. These subsidies are only available if people purchase highly-regulated and -mandated policies that are sold only through government-run insurance exchanges. The law’s … [Read more...] about Tom Miller and Grace-Marie Turner: What Happens To The ACA If The Petitioners In King v Burwell Win At The Supreme Court?
John Grimsley: How This New Regulation Will Drive Up Your Health Care Costs
The Daily Signal, February 10, 2015 America’s doctors, already struggling with the Affordable Care Act’s regulatory burdens, could face another round of red tape—which means higher costs for ordinary Americans. The new round of red tape is the government-mandated implementation of the International Classification of Diseases tenth revision (ICD-10). The new system, delayed last year, goes … [Read more...] about John Grimsley: How This New Regulation Will Drive Up Your Health Care Costs