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Breaking Bad is the story of a seemingly well-intended but very misguided man who turned to cooking meth in order to amass enough wealth to provide for his family once he dies of cancer. The consequences of that unfortunate decision—not to mention the lies and deceptions to keep it on track—pyramid alarmingly over the course of five seasons, culminating in mayhem and a head-spinning body … [Read more...] about Chris Conover: Health reform breaks bad

Advocates marketed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known colloquially as "Obamacare," to the American public as a way to "bend the cost curve" of soaring health care costs downward. But despite its supporters' hopes, the 2010 legislation was fiscally reckless, markedly increasing the government's already-unsustainable health spending commitments at a time of record deficits. Three years later, the … [Read more...] about Charles Blahous: Obamacare’s Financial Unraveling: Predictable, and Predicted

The New York Times reports today on the administration’s spin about the rollout disaster of Obamacare, attributing the website crashes to much-higher-than-anticipated volume. But reading the comments at the end of the article gives a clearer picture of what’s actually happening: “‘At lower volumes, it would work fine’ already has become a classic in the tech world,” writes BeefeaterBoston. In … [Read more...] about Consumers Know It's Not Just Volume

Democrats landed on Earth to nurture working Americans. How ironic, then, that Obamacare is hammering U.S. laborers. From terminated coverage to truncated schedules, the Democrats’ reputed constituency is paying dearly for Obama’s massive, $2.6 trillion health-care “reform.” “If you like your health-care plan, you will be able to keep your health-care plan. Period,” Obama … [Read more...] about Deroy Murdock: Obamacare Sickens American Workers

Avita Samuels has worked at the Mall of America in Minneapolis for the last four years, juggling a sales job with her studies in political science and law at the University of Minnesota. The 24-year-old has been the top sales associate for the last three years and works between 29 and 35 hours a week. But over the past few months, she said, she has watched as friends working in stores around her … [Read more...] about Karen McVeigh: US employers slashing worker hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate

For months now, we’ve been waiting to hear how much Obamacare will drive up the cost of health insurance for people who purchase coverage on their own. Last night, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finally began to provide some data on how Americans will fare on Obamacare’s federally-sponsored insurance exchanges. HHS’ press release is full of happy talk about how premiums will be … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Double Down: Obamacare Will Increase Avg. Individual-Market Insurance Premiums By 99% For Men, 62% For Women

Michelle La Voie wants health insurance, but as a single mom making $38,000 a year and supporting two teenagers, she's not sure she can afford it -- even with a subsidy through the federal health law known as Obamacare. When enrollment in new online insurance markets begins next month, La Voie will likely qualify for a subsidy to buy private insurance, but would still have to pay $191 a month, … [Read more...] about Julie Appleby: Some Say Obamacare’s ‘Affordable’ Coverage Isn’t Affordable For Them

In most states, premiums will increase. Imagine that Congress passed a law requiring all cars sold in America to use hybrid engines. If you're concerned about our consumption of fossil fuels, such a law might sound great. However, as anyone who has shopped for a car knows, hybrid cars are much more expensive than conventional ones. OUR VIEW: Affordable care in 7 days ObamaCare is doing … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Not Affordable Care Act: Opposing view