Top Obama administration advisers must justify their hypocrisy over criticisms of the Romney-Ryan Medicare proposal after internal memos have surfaced showing they advised the White House to adopt a similar approach in 2010, according to Manhattan Institute health-policy expert Avik Roy. Even worse, the advisers wanted President Obama to go around Congress to turn Medicare into a … [Read more...] about The White House’s Medicare Hypocrisy
The Examiner: Franchisors warn Obamacare will halve profits
The International Franchise Association held a convention in Washington this week where most of the Radio Shack, Dunkin Donuts, Curves and other franchisers were grumbling about new federal regulations, especially the impact of Obamacare. Most, said Atlanta Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken franchiser David Barr, presumed that the reports about how hard Obamacare will hit them were … [Read more...] about The Examiner: Franchisors warn Obamacare will halve profits
KFF/HRET: Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent to Average $15,745 in 2012, National Benchmark Employer Survey Finds
Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $15,745 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,316 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2012 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today. This year’s premium increase is moderate by historical … [Read more...] about KFF/HRET: Family Health Premiums Rise 4 Percent to Average $15,745 in 2012, National Benchmark Employer Survey Finds
Tax Foundation: Compliance with ObamaCare Estimated at 80 Million Man-hours
According to the Committee on Ways and Means and the IRS, compliance with the new healthcare law will take 80 million man-hours per year. Perhaps that sounds like a successful jobs program, as it will keep 40,000 people fully employed, filling out paperwork and sorting through a confounding pile of government regulations. Only problem is, that work is entirely wasteful and creates zero wealth … [Read more...] about Tax Foundation: Compliance with ObamaCare Estimated at 80 Million Man-hours
Richard Rubin: Health Law Means IRS Quagmire, Former Commissioner Says
The U.S. health care law’s process for providing insurance subsidies to middle-income families will produce a “burdensome, costly and frustrating quagmire,” a former Internal Revenue Service commissioner told a congressional committee. The subsidies, structured as tax credits, are the main method in the 2010 law of helping Americans obtain health insurance. They will be delivered through … [Read more...] about Richard Rubin: Health Law Means IRS Quagmire, Former Commissioner Says
What Really Happened with Romneycare
Illinois senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe today that Mitt Romney is the “the baby daddy of Obamacare.” In a piece I wrote for The American Spectator this spring, “Romney’s best defense: The truth about Romneycare,” I explained that the final version of the Massachusetts law diverged significantly from Romney’s vision for reform. He … [Read more...] about What Really Happened with Romneycare
Why Barack’s Silence On Obamacare?
Democrats came on strong in celebrating what they also now call “ObamaCare” during speeches at the beginning of their national convention in Charlotte, but enthusiasm waned as the week went on, with President Obama not even mentioning his signature legislative achievement during his acceptance speech on the final day. Apparently it is no longer such a “BFD” to Vice President Joe Biden either, … [Read more...] about Why Barack’s Silence On Obamacare?
Tom Miller and Jim Capretta: Curing the Pre-Existing Conditions of ObamaCare
Families USA, an advocacy group closely aligned with the Obama administration, recently claimed that 25 percent of non-elderly Americans, or 65 million people, suffer from a pre-existing condition that would threaten the security of their health insurance if it were not for ObamaCare’s protections. This preposterous claim fits a pattern. ObamaCare’s apologists have been trying for three years … [Read more...] about Tom Miller and Jim Capretta: Curing the Pre-Existing Conditions of ObamaCare