EXECUTIVE SUMMARY• While most companies initially hoped they would be able to preserve much of their existing group health plans under the new grandfather provisions, a survey by Aon Hewitt Consulting found almost all will not. The administration’s own estimates indicate most employers will not be able to maintain grandfathered status.• The grandfathering rules … [Read more...] about Cutting the Red Tape: Saving Jobs from PPACA’s Harmful Regulations
Obama's Strategy of Silence
The White House is quietly implementing a shrewd new strategy of silence on Obamacare. Its goal: making sure the revolt against the unpopular health care overhaul that swept Republicans into power across the country in November 2010 isn't repeated in 2012.After two years of nonstop focus on health care, the president has stopped talking about the law's far-reaching effects. Now he is … [Read more...] about Obama's Strategy of Silence
Obama’s Strategy of Silence
The president is trying to hide from his "signature achievement."The White House is quietly implementing a shrewd new strategy of silence on Obamacare. Its goal: making sure the revolt against the unpopular health care overhaul that swept Republicans into power across the country in November 2010 isn't repeated in 2012.After two years of nonstop focus on health care, the president has stopped … [Read more...] about Obama’s Strategy of Silence
ObamaCare Can't Be Waived Away
Mitt Romney said again during the big GOP presidential debate Wednesday that one of his first acts as president would be to "put out an executive order granting a waiver from ObamaCare to all 50 states." Former Gov. Romney's position is naïve and wrong. He can't use an executive order to wipe out two massive new federal entitlement programs, $550 billion in new and higher taxes, $575 billion in … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Can't Be Waived Away
Fourth Circuit Doesn't Rule on Obamacare's Constitutionality
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said today that Virginia has no standing to challenge Obamacare's individual mandate. In a second ruling issued at the same time, the Richmond court also said that Liberty University can't challenge the law before the mandate goes into effect in 2014. The latest rulings focused only on judicial procedure and not on the merits of the law, leaving a split … [Read more...] about Fourth Circuit Doesn't Rule on Obamacare's Constitutionality
A Hidden Jobs-Killer
In the early months of 2010, the economy was starting to show signs of life after the recession. Then Congress passed the president?s health-overhaul law.Debate over the ObamaCare law?s potential impact on hiring and the economy has been fierce from the start. The president promised it would be a boon to both; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the law would create 400,000 jobs ?almost immediately.? … [Read more...] about A Hidden Jobs-Killer
Repealing Health Care Legislation Will Create Jobs
The best thing that Congress can do to unleash jobs creation is to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The law is discouraging businesses from hiring. According to a recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey, 33 percent of small business owners say the law is either their greatest or second-greatest obstacle to new hiring. The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, … [Read more...] about Repealing Health Care Legislation Will Create Jobs
A Hidden Jobs-Killer
In the early months of 2010, the economy was starting to show signs of life after the recession. Then Congress passed the president’s health-overhaul law.Debate over the ObamaCare law’s potential impact on hiring and the economy has been fierce from the start. The president promised it would be a boon to both; then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the law would create 400,000 jobs “almost immediately.” … [Read more...] about A Hidden Jobs-Killer