Dr. Jill Vecchio, a practicing physician, gives a non-partisan, thorough explanation of PPACA (aka ObamaCare) and what it means to all Americans. There are seven segments in the series: 1) Who will be covered; 2) and 3) What are the costs 4) State Exchanges and Employers 5) Doctors and Patients; 6) Constitutional issues 7) Ideas for Real Healthcare Reform. … [Read more...] about Dr. Jill Vecchio on PPACA
Contraception Debate: religious liberty or women’s rights?
Grace Marie Turner and Rabbi Steve Burg and discuss the Blunt Amendment and the debate over religious liberty on FoxNews.com LIVE with host Harris Faulkner. … [Read more...] about Contraception Debate: religious liberty or women’s rights?
Trampling on Our Freedom
The White House is trying to frame its latest “preventive care” mandate as a right to contraceptives. In fact, this is about the fundamental issue of the founding principles of this country and the meaning of the Constitution’s protection of our rights. Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) learned during a recent town hall meeting that her constituents appear to understand this fact better than she … [Read more...] about Trampling on Our Freedom
Merrill Matthews: The Constitutional Issue in ObamaCare Isn’t Cost, but Control
For all the White House’s chest-thumping that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of the mandate requiring Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty, you know they’re worried the justices will decide that Democrats trampled the Constitution—not once, but several times. Given the recent Gallup pollclaiming that 72 percent of Americans believe the mandate is unconstitutional, … [Read more...] about Merrill Matthews: The Constitutional Issue in ObamaCare Isn’t Cost, but Control
ObamaCare Watcher: How long are the Obamacare regulations?: 5x the length of the Obamacare statutes
As long as the Obamacare statutes are, its implementing regulations are now five times its length. With the publication of two new regulations in the Federal Register on February 27, 2012, we calculate Obamacare regulations to contain 2,163,744 words compared to 425,116 words in the Obamacare statutes. That’s a million words longer than the last time we wrote about the length of Obamacare … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Watcher: How long are the Obamacare regulations?: 5x the length of the Obamacare statutes
Michael Tanner: Sickening Regulation
Never underestimate the brilliance of our federal bureaucracy. The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that it must delay implementation of new reimbursement codes for Medicare. Those new regulations would have increased the total number of reimbursement codes from the current 18,000 to more than 140,000 separate codes. The delay will undoubtedly come as a relief for … [Read more...] about Michael Tanner: Sickening Regulation
President Obama’s Dangerous New Medical Board
President Obama is doubling down on one of the most dangerous provisions in his 2010 health overhaul law. In his proposed budget, he plans to give even greater powers to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), a panel created by the new health law to contain Medicare spending. The IPAB is one of the most egregious parts of ObamaCare because it puts rationing of care on auto pilot. A … [Read more...] about President Obama’s Dangerous New Medical Board
Ayn Rand Center: Shortage of Drugs, Abundance of Regulations
There is currently a shortage of more than 200 drugs in the United States. Among the drugs critically in short supply are anesthetics, blood pressure medications and a whole host of cancer-fighting treatments, the shortage of which has tragically left many patients with the grim prospect that they may not survive ailments that are treatable. Many explanations have been put forth as to what is … [Read more...] about Ayn Rand Center: Shortage of Drugs, Abundance of Regulations