Forbes, June 18, 2014 There are hundreds of aspects of Obamacare that people argue over. But there’s one question that matters above all others: does the Affordable Care Act live up to its name? Does it make health insurance less expensive? Last November, our team at the Manhattan Institute published a study indicating that Obamacare had increased the underlying cost of … [Read more...] about Avik Roy in Forbes: 3,137-County Analysis: Obamacare Increased 2014 Individual-Market Premiums By Average Of 49%
Sharyl Attkisson in The Daily Signal: Obamacare Exchanges Are ‘Disappointing’
The Daily Signal, June 24, 2014 In April, President Obama told the nation that “marketplace” or “exchange” enrollment, at 8 million customers as of March 31, had exceeded expectations and costs were lower than expected. Many in the news media accepted the selectively released statistics, despite the Obama administration’s record of sometimes providing inaccurate or incomplete information on … [Read more...] about Sharyl Attkisson in The Daily Signal: Obamacare Exchanges Are ‘Disappointing’
Sandhya Somashekhar in the Washington Post: As health-care law’s employer mandate nears, firms cut worker hours, struggle with logistics
Washington Post, June 23, 2014 Kevin Settles prides himself on being an early adopter. The owner of the mini-chain Bardenay in Boise, Idaho, says he was the first restaurateur in the country to get a federal license to distill liquor at a restaurant. He put Thai satay and baba ganoush on the menu despite his customers’ steak-centric palates. So when the health-care law went into effect, … [Read more...] about Sandhya Somashekhar in the Washington Post: As health-care law’s employer mandate nears, firms cut worker hours, struggle with logistics
Two Lawsuits Could Strike New Blows to the ACA
By: Grace-Marie Turner Decisions in two important court cases involving the Affordable Care Act are expected soon and could have a dramatic impact on the future of the health overhaul law. One case is before the U.S. Supreme Court involving the law’s affront to religious liberty. The other is before the influential D.C. Circuit Court, challenging the Obama administration’s decision to allow … [Read more...] about Two Lawsuits Could Strike New Blows to the ACA
Chris Conover In Forbes: The White House’s Five Most Egregiously Unilateral Changes to Obamacare
Forbes, June 2, 2014 It’s above my pay grade to weigh in on the national security ramifications of President Obama’s release of five Guantanamo Bay detainees in exchange for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl. Likewise, I don’t pretend to be an expert on the law, but am willing to take CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin’s assertion that the president ”clearly broke the law” in doing so. This … [Read more...] about Chris Conover In Forbes: The White House’s Five Most Egregiously Unilateral Changes to Obamacare
Jim Blasingame: Comparing ObamaCare to the dysfunctional VA health system
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame on the The Small Business Advocate to report on the latest changes to ObamaCare and how the Veterans Aministration's flawed health care system could be a lesson in how bad ObamaCare could become. Listen to the interview HERE. … [Read more...] about Jim Blasingame: Comparing ObamaCare to the dysfunctional VA health system
Zane F. Pollard: The Bureaucrat Sitting on Your Doctor’s Shoulder
Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2014 The bond of trust between patient and physician has always been the essential ingredient in medicine, assuring that the patient receives individual attention and the best possible medical care. Yet often lost in the seemingly endless debate over the Affordable Care Act is how the health-care bureaucracy, with its rigid procedures and regulations, undermines … [Read more...] about Zane F. Pollard: The Bureaucrat Sitting on Your Doctor’s Shoulder
Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee: The first three years of the medical loss ratio
Grace-Marie Turner was invited to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee during a hearing entitled “Delivering Better Health Care Value to Consumers: The First Three Years of the Medical Loss Ratio.” In her testimony, she explained key problems and distortions created by the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR), which specifies that health plans must spend at least 80% of premium dollars on medical … [Read more...] about Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee: The first three years of the medical loss ratio