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The Left is very, very concerned about the fate of ObamaCare as challenges head to the Supreme Court. You will recall former Speaker Nancy Pelosi responding, when she was questioned about its constitutionality before the final vote, "Are you serious? Are you serious?" Yes, we are serious. MIT Prof. Jonathan Gruber, a key architect of the law, was interviewed on Monday a few hours after the court … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Goes to the Supremes

ObamaCare's individual mandate is the hot issue this week, with the voters of Ohio overwhelmingly approving a "Health Care Freedom" constitutional amendment and with two more steps toward a final Supreme Court ruling on the law. I have a commentary in The Wall Street Journal today on this issue, entitled "ObamaCare: Flawed Policy, Flawed Law:" Even if it were to survive the high court's … [Read more...] about WSJ op-ed: Individual Mandate is Bad Policy

October has been a frightening month for supporters of ObamaCare -- with the collapse of CLASS, release of a new congressional report showing a tidal wave of destructive effects from one of the law's provisions, and now a new Kaiser opinion survey showing that support for ObamaCare is cratering. The Kaiser tracking poll shows that a majority of Americans (51%) now have a negative view of the … [Read more...] about October Fright

The brouhaha over the CLASS act is continuing since the Obama administration pulled the plug on Friday, saying it saw "no viable path forward" to implementing the new long-term care entitlement program. Budget expert Jim Capretta concludes in an insightful piece "there was never any shred of evidence that CLASS could ever be made sustainable. Not before enactment, and not since. Indeed, any fair … [Read more...] about ObamaCare on the Ropes

The media apparently can't help itself in demeaning ideas and plans that give consumers more choice and control over their health spending. Take for example an article from Reuters entitled, "Wells Fargo gives staff tough healthcare choices." The lede says: "Wells Fargo & Co, one of the largest U.S. employers, plans to cut costs by moving its workers into insurance plans that encourage them … [Read more...] about Health Choices and Jobs

As I travel across the country and speak to many different groups -- physicians, researchers, hospital executives, health insurance brokers, state legislators, and others -- it is becoming increasingly obvious that ObamaCare is failing even before it begins. The more information we get about its implementation, the clearer it is that the law will topple from its unsustainable costs and massive … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Extends Its Tentacles

The challenge to the individual mandate that the law's supporters originally ridiculed is now headed to the Supreme Court as the Obama administration appealed yesterday the 11th Circuit's August ruling that found the mandate unconstitutional. This increases the likelihood that the Court will take the case up in its term that starts Monday, potentially ruling by next June. There has been a lot of … [Read more...] about The Next Step in Defending Liberty

Like NASA's climate satellite that is plummeting toward earth today, ObamaCare is falling apart, and it's only a matter of time until it crashes, too. CLASS is out: The latest example is yesterday's brouhaha over the maybe-it's-closing, maybe-it's-not office that is tasked with implementing the CLASS Act. It has been clear from the beginning that the CLASS program was a sham. It was dubbed so by … [Read more...] about Is That ObamaCare Crashing to Earth?