The minute the Supreme Court upheld most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or ObamaCare, Republicans cranked up the "repeal and replace" volume. The House voted again Wednesday to repeal the entire law. Meanwhile, President Obama has repeatedly warned that Americans will be hurt if part or all of the legislation is rolled back. "People's lives are affected by the lack of … [Read more...] about Merrill Matthews: No One Would Miss ObamaCare, but the Window for Repeal Is Two Years
Gov. Scott Walker: Obamacare is an unhealthy prescription
Since the Supreme Court upheld President Obama’s health-care mandate, there has been exhaustive discussion about the philosophical basis of this federal law. As Election Day approaches, debate will surely grow about the proper role of our federal government. But while much attention has focused on Congress’s intention to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act, too few are studying the law’s … [Read more...] about Gov. Scott Walker: Obamacare is an unhealthy prescription
Small businesses sees ObamaCare as a minefield
And editorial in The Oklahoman concisely describes the risk and threats to small businesses from ObamaCare. The bottom line: For Oklahoma workers, Obamacare is a minefield. Work at too small a business, you might get taxed. Work for a firm with more than 50 employees, you might get fired and then taxed. Work for a large firm with “insufficient” coverage, you might get dumped into your state's … [Read more...] about Small businesses sees ObamaCare as a minefield
Health Care Consolidations in Aftermath of ObamaCare
Grace-Marie Turner discusses how the health overhaul law will consolidate the health care industry on Varney & Co. Watch now... … [Read more...] about Health Care Consolidations in Aftermath of ObamaCare
US health care: A reality check on cross-country comparisons
John Hoff, H.E. Frech, and Stephen T. Parente The United States spends substantially more on health care per capita than other developed countries. Based on comparison data of health status, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report on health system performance, finding that the US system does not perform better than systems in countries that spend … [Read more...] about US health care: A reality check on cross-country comparisons
Rasmussen has it Wrong
Opinion pollster Scott Rasmussen’s last column has an odd, and uncharacteristically misinformed, take on the health reform agendas of President Obama and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan. In “To Fix Health Care System, Put Consumers in Charge,” Rasmussen puts them in the same bucket, saying “neither one puts consumers in charge of their own health care decisions.” That could not be more … [Read more...] about Rasmussen has it Wrong
Marx Brothers Fiction
The commentary article in Tuesday’s Washington Post by HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius reminds us of the Marx brothers: “Who are you going to believe? Me, or your own eyes?” She is living in a fantasy world in believing that the health-care overhaul law has made the U.S. health system stronger by, as she claims, lowering health costs, helping small businesses, and making Medicare stronger. … [Read more...] about Marx Brothers Fiction
Avik Roy: Obamacare’s Dark Secret: The Individual Mandate is Too Weak
You’ve been hearing a lot of talk in the last few months about whether or not Obamacare’s individual mandate is unconstitutional. The Affordable Care Act bills the mandate as an “individual responsibility requirement” whose alleged purpose is to prevent “free-riders” from burdening the system with uncompensated emergency-room care. But all of this talk about the Commerce Clause has obscured the … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Obamacare’s Dark Secret: The Individual Mandate is Too Weak