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By the end of this week, states must decide whether they will build a health-insurance exchange or leave the task to the federal government. The question is, with as many as 17 states expected to leave it to the feds, can the Obama administration handle the workload. “These are systems that typically take two or three years to build,” says Kevin Walsh, managing director of insurance exchange … [Read more...] about Sarah Kliff: Is Obamacare too much work for the Obama administration?

Last night's victory for the President marks the first time since its inception that Obamacare is no longer a what-if; it is the future of health care in America. It also means a near immediate impact on the economy.  With 20 or so new or higher taxes set to be implemented, ranging from a $123 billion surtax on investment income, through the $20 billion medical device tax, all the way down to … [Read more...] about FreedomWorks: Company layoffs due to ObamaCare

In the short time that has passed since the election, there have been numerous pronouncements that the struggle over the future of American health care is now more or less settled.  And it is certainly true that, over the next four years, full-scale repeal and replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is not in the cards.  The president is determined to move ahead with … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: Health Policy After The Election

The voters have been trying to get the attention of political leaders for more than three years, saying in as many ways as they can that they oppose ObamaCare’s government control over our health sector. And the singularly most unpopular part of the new health law is the individual mandate. The voters of Alabama, Wyoming, and Montana voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to block the mandate in their … [Read more...] about Three more states approve ballot initiatives to block health care mandate

ObamaCare will continue to barrel toward implementation in 2014, but its failings will become clearer and clearer every day. The law is in diametric opposition to the workings of our economy and the spirit of freedom on which this country was founded. This is not a political assessment but rather a recognition of the reality of the unworkability of the law — its mandates on otherwise free … [Read more...] about What the election means…

"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." That quote often is misattributed to New York Yankees baseball philosopher Yogi Berra, although it was most likely originated by physicist Niels Bohr. It's particularly tough when one is writing on the day of a presidential election that is predictably too close to call, and when all the votes (plus recounts) are not in yet. … [Read more...] about Tom Miller: Six picks for post-election health policy

Whoever wins the presidential election, changes in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are imperative to correct problems in four areas: coverage of low-income people, adverse selection, hiring of low-skill, low-wage workers, and discouraging doctors' practice of medicine. Romney has promised to repeal the ACA if elected. Even if the Republican Party wins control of both houses … [Read more...] about Diana Furchtgott-Roth: How to Fix the Affordable Care Act In 2013

Bob Moffit, a health policy expert with The Heritage Foundation and co-author of our book on ObamaCare, has been a leader in the fight against a “public plan” option in ObamaCare.  He believes, correctly, this will quickly wipe out private sector competition and lead us into a single-payer, government-run health system.  While the “public option” was not specifically included in the health law, … [Read more...] about ObamaCare creates the “public option”