The U.S. health care law’s process for providing insurance subsidies to middle-income families will produce a “burdensome, costly and frustrating quagmire,” a former Internal Revenue Service commissioner told a congressional committee. The subsidies, structured as tax credits, are the main method in the 2010 law of helping Americans obtain health insurance. They will be delivered through … [Read more...] about Richard Rubin: Health Law Means IRS Quagmire, Former Commissioner Says
What Really Happened with Romneycare
Illinois senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today that Mitt Romney is the “the baby daddy of Obamacare.” In a piece I wrote for The American Spectator this spring, “Romney’s best defense: The truth about Romneycare,” I explained that the final version of the Massachusetts law diverged significantly from Romney’s vision for reform. He … [Read more...] about What Really Happened with Romneycare
Why Barack’s Silence On Obamacare?
Democrats came on strong in celebrating what they also now call “ObamaCare” during speeches at the beginning of their national convention in Charlotte, but enthusiasm waned as the week went on, with President Obama not even mentioning his signature legislative achievement during his acceptance speech on the final day. Apparently it is no longer such a “BFD” to Vice President Joe Biden either, … [Read more...] about Why Barack’s Silence On Obamacare?
Tom Miller and Jim Capretta: Curing the Pre-Existing Conditions of ObamaCare
Families USA, an advocacy group closely aligned with the Obama administration, recently claimed that 25 percent of non-elderly Americans, or 65 million people, suffer from a pre-existing condition that would threaten the security of their health insurance if it were not for ObamaCare’s protections. This preposterous claim fits a pattern. ObamaCare’s apologists have been trying for three years … [Read more...] about Tom Miller and Jim Capretta: Curing the Pre-Existing Conditions of ObamaCare
Calm Down, Obamacare Foes
Some conservatives are aghast that Mitt Romney told NBC’s Meet the Press that there are some health reforms he would support. “I’m not getting rid of all of health-care reform,” Mr. Romney said in an interview broadcast Sunday, sending conservatives into a fury. “Of course there are a number of things that I like in health-care reform that I’m going to put in place.” Romney was responding to … [Read more...] about Calm Down, Obamacare Foes
Timothy Jost: The March Of Affordable Care Act Litigation Goes On
Although National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius finally decided the most contested constitutional questions raised by the Affordable Care Act—the constitutionality of the individual responsibility requirement and of the Medicaid expansions—it by no means put an end to ACA litigation. In the wake of the June 28, 2012 decision, the courts continue to decide ACA cases and new cases … [Read more...] about Timothy Jost: The March Of Affordable Care Act Litigation Goes On
On Health Care, Clinton Skirts the Facts
Former president Bill Clinton did a deep dive into policy last night during his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, but he plays fast and loose with crucial facts on health care. A few highlights: First, both Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan attacked the president for allegedly “robbing Medicare” of $716 billion… But it’s not true…There were no cuts to benefits at all, … [Read more...] about On Health Care, Clinton Skirts the Facts
A Bipartisan Conversation on Health Reform
Our briefing in Tampa was a big success, with surprising agreement from our speakers that we CAN have a bi-partisan conversation on health reform. Three leading physician-legislators in the House of Representatives -– Rep. Tom Price, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, Rep. Michael Burgess, chair of the Congressional Health Care Caucus, and Rep. Phil Gingrey, co-chair of the GOP Doctors … [Read more...] about A Bipartisan Conversation on Health Reform