Grace-Marie Turner

A guest post on The Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy blog has Washington buzzing about a possible outcome of the Supreme Court decision on King v Burwell. James Blumstein, University professor of constitutional law and health law and policy at Vanderbilt Law School and director of the Vanderbilt Health Policy Center, explains in his article, “Why the procedural posture of King v. Burwell … [Read more...] about King v Burwell Could Turn On A Surprising Legal Twist

Young people today have been “disinherited” from America’s promise of economic opportunity because of profligate government spending and the endless expansion of the welfare state.  That is the premise of the important and highly-relevant new book, Disinherited: How Washington is Betraying America’s Young, by Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Jared Meyer of the Manhattan Institute. “Politicians in … [Read more...] about The Cynical Political Double-Cross Of Young Americans

The Affordable Care Act created a new kind of “cooperative” heralded by supporters of health reform. These Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, chartered and regulated by the states, would compete with for-profit health-insurance companies and were meant to appease disgruntled advocates of a single-payer and “public option” model for the nation’s health-care system. All but one of the co-ops … [Read more...] about Another ObamaCare Dream Goes Bust

The Affordable Care Act has proved the need for health reform, but it also has proved the need for significant changes to the law to reflect Americans’ demand for more choices of more affordable health coverage. Despite the president’s claims, most Americans are seeing much higher costs for health insurance. They want secure coverage and access to care that meets their needs and the needs of their … [Read more...] about Obamacare Is Proof That We Need Choices and Affordability

New research about implementation of the Affordable Care Act finds that Obama administration regulations are allowing taxpayer subsidized health insurance for some people earning less than the statutory income floor and also for unlawful immigrants. A new study by Andy S. Grewal, an associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Law, explains that the ACA provides tax credits to U.S. … [Read more...] about Treasury Rule Allows Taxpayer Subsidized Health Insurance For Illegal Immigrants

The Obama administration has spent billions of taxpayer dollars implementing the Affordable Care Act, often taking vast liberties with statutory language. The administration’s actions were the subject of a House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, chaired by Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL). Roskam is calling for a Special Inspector General to investigate the administration’s … [Read more...] about House Chairman Calls For ObamaCare Watchdog