By Grace-Marie Turner The Obama administration’s announcement about the employer-mandate delay pushes one wave of bad news past the 2014 elections. It may be just a coincidence that the announcement is being made now, after the president met privately with Democratic members of Congress last week at their retreat. He no doubt got an earful about how frightened they are about facing the voters … [Read more...] about One More Delay Closer to Obamacare’s Demise
Varney & Co.: Another ObamaCare extension?
Grace-Marie Turner joins Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the possibility of another ObamaCare extension and the effect it could have on the health industry. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com … [Read more...] about Varney & Co.: Another ObamaCare extension?
Lynnley Browning: Doubling Down On Obamacare
Newsweek, February 6, 2014 If Obamacare gets blown up by Congress later this year, you might want to thank (or blame, depending on your prejudices regarding the Affordable Care Act) the state of Vermont. If it can't make it there, some argue, it can't make it anywhere. On a warm day last July, a small group of Vermont state employees gathered eagerly in a conference room in Winooski, Vt., to … [Read more...] about Lynnley Browning: Doubling Down On Obamacare
The Human Tragedy of ObamaCare’s Job Losses
By Grace-Marie Turner While the White House is trying desperately to put a happy face on the devastating CBO report, the president will find many Democrats are frowning when he meets with them behind closed doors at their congressional retreat this week. Nervous members are sure to demand a stop to the never-ending cascade of bad news about ObamaCare if they are to have any hope of holding … [Read more...] about The Human Tragedy of ObamaCare’s Job Losses
John McCormack: Watch Out for Obamacare’s Subsidy Cliff: Earn $1 More in Wages, and You Could Pay $20,000 More for Insurance
The Weekly Standard, February 5, 2014 On Tuesday, the Congressional Budget Office released a new study finding that the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, will cause "a decline in the number of full-time-equivalent workers of about 2.0 million in 2017, rising to about 2.5 million in 2024." That doesn't mean that Obamacare will cause 2.5 million employees to be laid off, but rather that the … [Read more...] about John McCormack: Watch Out for Obamacare’s Subsidy Cliff: Earn $1 More in Wages, and You Could Pay $20,000 More for Insurance
Scott Gottlieb: Congressional Budget Office: Obamacare A Tax On Workers
Forbes, February 4, 2014 By my read, the report released today by the Congressional Budget Office is the first time that CBO explicitly acknowledes the impact of Obamacare on the wage-labor relationship and incentives for full-time work. In its new budget outlook, CBO very clearly states that Obamacare amounts to an implicit tax on work and workers. Here’s how the CBO arrives at its new … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb: Congressional Budget Office: Obamacare A Tax On Workers
The Small Business Advocate: Will 2014 Be ObamaCare’s Worst Year So Far?
Grace-Marie Turner joins Bill Blasingame on The Small Business Advocate to discuss ObamaCare's bleak future in 2014. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show … [Read more...] about The Small Business Advocate: Will 2014 Be ObamaCare’s Worst Year So Far?
Steve Parente: Not so fast; here’s how to count health sign-ups
Star Tribune, January 30, 2014 The Obama administration has invested considerable energy attempting to rebrand and relaunch healthcare.gov. On a near-weekly basis, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and her press office issue proclamations touting improving success in signing up more consumers through the website. But sign-ups are the wrong success metric. A Holy Trinity … [Read more...] about Steve Parente: Not so fast; here’s how to count health sign-ups