We will have, over the next few weeks, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to get our health sector back on track, moving control over health care and coverage decisions to doctors, patients, and families. Congress has an extremely difficult task, with innumerable hurdles in repealing and replacing ObamaCare, but the train is nearly ready for boarding and the month-long journey is about to … [Read more...] about Congress Prepares To Unveil Repeal With Replace Legislation
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It’s time to shut down HealthCare.gov
During the early 1970s, students at Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology carried out what is reputed to be the first e-commerce transaction: the sale of an undetermined quantity of marijuana. This year, global online retail sales are projected to exceed $2.4 trillion. By 2020, e-commerce will account for 14.6 percent of all retail purchases, nearly doubling its … [Read more...] about It’s time to shut down HealthCare.gov
Americans Experience Personally ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
Republicans and Democrats sparred during a hearing on Tuesday before the House Budget Committee on “The Failures of Obamacare: Harmful Effects and Broken Promises” (testimonies and video are here), showing the division between Democrats who continue to defend the law and Republicans who heard clearly the call of the electorate to repeal and replace it. Rep. Diane Black, R-TN, led the hearing … [Read more...] about Americans Experience Personally ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
An ObamaCare Agenda For President-Elect Trump
Although it came late as a campaign issue, ObamaCare was on the ballot again on Tuesday. And it lost big. According to exit polls, 45% said they thought the law had gone too far. Only 18% said it was about right. That follows years of public opinion polls consistently showing approval of the law under water. Voters have opposed the law since before it passed. Former House Speaker Nancy … [Read more...] about An ObamaCare Agenda For President-Elect Trump
Middle-Income Americans Take The Biggest Hit With ObamaCare
The October Surprise really isn’t much of a surprise: We have been expecting to learn the magnitude of ObamaCare premiums increases just before Open Enrollment begins November 1—and just before Election day. But the size of the increases is a shock, averaging nearly 25% across 38 federal exchange states, and with some increases in triple digits. The highest AVERAGE premium increases are in … [Read more...] about Middle-Income Americans Take The Biggest Hit With ObamaCare
Can The IRS Save Obamacare?
Obamacare’s fourth open enrollment period will begin November 1. For the Internal Revenue Service, it will be open season on uninsured taxpayers. In an effort to maximize enrollment, the IRS is mining the personal tax information of people who have chosen not to buy Obamacare policies. An estimated 8 million of them paid a tax for the privilege of remaining uninsured. Millions more claimed … [Read more...] about Can The IRS Save Obamacare?
We need to start over on Obamacare
If elected president, will Hillary Clinton be able to revive the Affordable Care Act? No. Having fully embraced the increasingly troubled Affordable Care Act, Hillary Clinton is surely hoping health reform remains a side issue this presidential campaign. But recent developments have propelled the failures of Obamacare back into the spotlight. Costs for individual Obamacare policies are … [Read more...] about We need to start over on Obamacare
IRS To Target Citizens Who Aren’t Buying ObamaCare Insurance
As many as 20 million Americans soon will be getting a letter from the Internal Revenue Service “suggesting” they sign up for ObamaCare insurance. Getting a letter from the IRS can be a threatening and nerve-racking experience; it seldom is seen as a suggestion and more of a threat. But at President Obama’s direction, the IRS is “reaching out” to people who paid the tax penalty for not buying … [Read more...] about IRS To Target Citizens Who Aren’t Buying ObamaCare Insurance