2013 will be a crucial year in the implementation of Obamacare, and a central focus of the Obama administration. Thus far, the Obama administration’s emphasis has been on standing up the program’s basic edifice for the long run rather than making sure it rolls out smoothly. Once erected, the law’s dictates will transform the underlying architecture of the American health care system – perhaps … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb, Tevi Troy, Paul Howard: Obamacare starts in 2013, as should plans to reform it
The HHS Mandate Isn’t Fixed
The Obama administration today proposed a new rule that will further inflame the debate over the ObamaCare mandate requiring employers to provide access at no cost to their employees to abortion-inducing drugs, contraceptives, and sterilization procedures. While the administration has expanded the definition of institutions that could qualify for a “religious employer exemption,” the … [Read more...] about The HHS Mandate Isn’t Fixed
The Kudlow Report: Obamacare Buyer’s Remorse?
Grace-Marie Turner talks with Larry Kudlow about labor unions and the health law. Labor union leaders were strong backers of passage of the health overhaul law, both because it fit with their political ideology and also because they believed they would be able to enroll millions of new health care workers in their unions. But the union bosses are now seeing more clearly how sweeping the impact of … [Read more...] about The Kudlow Report: Obamacare Buyer’s Remorse?
Massachusetts: An Apples to Oranges Comparison
AEI’s Tom Miller challenges health economist Austin Frakt who wrote in a recent JAMA Forum article that the penalties in Obamacare are high enough to get people to comply with the individual mandate. Many others have argued that the initial penalty of $95 a year in the Affordable Care Act is insufficient to get people to purchase a $5,000 health-insurance policy, especially when people know … [Read more...] about Massachusetts: An Apples to Oranges Comparison
Massachusetts Apples – and Oranges
AEI's Tom Miller challenges health economist Austin Frakt who wrote in a recent JAMA Forum article that the penalties in ObamaCare are high enough to get people to comply with the individual mandate. Many others have argued that the initial penalty of $95 a year in the Affordable Care Act is insufficient to get people to purchase a $5,000 health insurance policy, especially when people know other … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Apples – and Oranges
Eye-popping Costs for Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Employees at larger companies are getting some eye-opening news in the W-2 statements they are receiving this month listing their 2012 income. The health overhaul law required employers to add a line reporting the total cost of employer-sponsored health-insurance coverage. “To some, it will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock,” Robert Pear reports in a New York Times piece, “To Open Eyes, W-2s … [Read more...] about Eye-popping Costs for Employer-Provided Health Insurance
Eye-popping Costs for Employer Provided Health Insurance
Employees at larger companies are getting some eye-opening news when they open their W-2 statements from their employers listing their 2012 income. The health overhaul law required employers to report information on the total cost of employer-sponsored health insurance coverage. “To some, it will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock,” Robert Pear reports in a New York Times piece, “To Open Eyes, … [Read more...] about Eye-popping Costs for Employer Provided Health Insurance
A Wise and Workable Strategy for Replacing Obamacare
Health-policy experts Jim Capretta and Jeff Anderson have a detailed game plan for battling Obamacare over the next four years in a new piece for The Weekly Standard, “Delay, Repeal, Replace. The Obamacare fight has just begun.” They explain: Obamacare . . . is a fight conservatives couldn’t walk away from even if they wanted to, because health policy is absolutely central to the struggle over … [Read more...] about A Wise and Workable Strategy for Replacing Obamacare