One of the most tragic results of the new health law is that it will make it harder for many of the most vulnerable in our country to get the medical care they need. This is especially true for patients covered by Medicaid, the government program that pays medical bills for the poor. For many, Medicaid is a paper promise. It covers an almost unlimited list of medical services, but in reality, … [Read more...] about The New Health Law Will Harm the Most Vulnerable Americans
Obama Administration’s Conscience Override Tramples Freedom
Religious hospitals, universities, and charities lost an early round in the battle over religious liberty in March when the U.S. Senate rejected an amendment by Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri that would have protected their First Amendment rights. The Blunt amendment provided an escape from an Obama administration mandate forcing employers and health care plans to pay, either directly or … [Read more...] about Obama Administration’s Conscience Override Tramples Freedom
How ObamaCare Harms Women
Lost health insurance: As many as 20 million people could lose the health insurance they get at work as a result of ObamaCare, according to the CBO. McKinsey and Company says as many as 80 million people could lose the health coverage they have now. Loss of control: One of the things that women want most is more control over decisions involving health care for their families. Under ObamaCare, … [Read more...] about How ObamaCare Harms Women
How ObamaCare Hurts Seniors
Medicare is careening toward bankruptcy More than 10,000 Baby Boomers retire into Medicare every day ObamaCare’s solution? Cut half a trillion dollars from Medicare and use the money to create a massive new entitlement program for younger Americans. ObamaCare: Cuts payments to doctors and hospitals so deeply that, by the end of the decade, Medicare will pay less than Medicaid. On this … [Read more...] about How ObamaCare Hurts Seniors
Grover Norquist: Obamacare’s tax war on women
The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers. Many of these tax increases fall on families making less than $250,000 — a direct violation of candidate Obama’s promise not to raise “any form” of taxes on these families. In less than a week, the second anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law will take place. The Supreme Court will be … [Read more...] about Grover Norquist: Obamacare’s tax war on women
Another Failed ‘Accommodation’
It is clear that the Obama administration is not backing down from its anti-conscience mandate but hopes to bury the controversy with bureaucratic delay. In its “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” the government now officially promises to take action at some time in the future to address the conflict. The notice, issued on Friday, takes 32 pages to explain that the president still doesn’t … [Read more...] about Another Failed ‘Accommodation’
Jim Capretta: A Federal-State Framework for Market-Based Reform
Despite criticism from some quarters, the health care system in the United States has significant strengths. The hospitals and clinics through which most Americans get their care are staffed by some of the world's most highly trained and accomplished physicians and these institutions have the capacity to deliver the finest and most sophisticated medical care found anywhere in the world. Most … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: A Federal-State Framework for Market-Based Reform
Merrill Matthews: I’m Shocked! ObamaCare Costs More Than Promised
This will only come as a surprise to President Obama’s most gullible admirers: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now claims that the president’s signature health care legislation will cost hundreds of billions of dollars more than originally predicted. So naturally, the media are running headlines claiming ObamaCare will cost less. No serious policy person ever believed the original CBO … [Read more...] about Merrill Matthews: I’m Shocked! ObamaCare Costs More Than Promised