In the wake of the Supreme Court’s hairsplitting decision to uphold Obamacare, Republicans in Congress have redoubled our efforts to get this monstrosity off the books. If the court won’t do it, we must. The rationale for such a vote is obvious. When Obamacare first passed, no one knew what its full impact would be. Even Nancy Pelosi famously said we’d have to pass the bill to find out what was … [Read more...] about Sen. Mitch McConnell: The Road to Repealing ObamaCare
Violating the DNA of Our Culture
Obamacare violates American values down to our country’s very DNA. A majority of Americans continue to oppose the health law because we understand that it is at odds withthe fundamental principles and democratic processes of our country. We were aghast at the way the law was enacted two years ago — ignoring citizens who were marching in the streets and burning up the phone lines on Capitol Hill … [Read more...] about Violating the DNA of Our Culture
Antos, Pauly, and Wilensky: Bending the Cost Curve through Market-Based Incentives
In this election year, U.S. national spending on health care will reach $2.8 trillion, or about 18% of total spending on all goods and services. This high level of spending reduces our ability to invest in other important parts of the economy and also adds to our unsustainable national debt. There is wide agreement that we must find ways to bend the health care cost curve. Taking different … [Read more...] about Antos, Pauly, and Wilensky: Bending the Cost Curve through Market-Based Incentives
The Wall Street Journal: Small Firms See Pain in Health Law
Randall Tabor, who owns two Quiznos sandwich restaurants in Virginia Beach, Va., once aspired to triple the number of outlets he owns. But after the federal health-care overhaul passed in 2010, Mr. Tabor says, he shelved those plans. The law requires that employers with 50 or more full-time workers provide health insurance to employees by 2014 or pay a penalty. Mr. Tabor, who employs 36 people … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Journal: Small Firms See Pain in Health Law
Avik Roy: Economists Claim Medicaid’s Health Outcomes are Great. Or Do They?
The big news last week in the health policy world was a study published by three Harvard economists, arguing that Medicaid expansions were “significantly associated with reduced mortality.” Their paper comes in the wake of dozens of clinical studies showing that Medicaid beneficiaries suffer from very poor health outcomes relative to those with private insurance, and in some cases fare worse than … [Read more...] about Avik Roy: Economists Claim Medicaid’s Health Outcomes are Great. Or Do They?
Why Obamacare is Wrong for Women
The real “war on women” comes from President Obama’s signature health overhaul law. It will is an assault on women’s freedom that will drive up their health costs, deprive them of choices, and make it harder for them to find a doctor for their families. Higher cost of insurance and health care: The president promised that premiums would go down by $2,500 for a family by 2012, but they actually … [Read more...] about Why Obamacare is Wrong for Women
Scott Atlas: Where’s The Outrage From Young Americans About Obama’s Health Reforms?
President Obama’s 2010 health reform law has been heralded by its supporters as strongly beneficial for young Americans. After all, the ACA decrees that all health insurance plans that offer any dependent coverage must offer coverage to enrollees’ “adult children” (the terminology used in the law) until age 26, even if the adult child no longer lives with his or her parents, is not a dependent on … [Read more...] about Scott Atlas: Where’s The Outrage From Young Americans About Obama’s Health Reforms?
HHS Mandate Hits Businesses
The Obama administration’s assault on religious liberty is taking root as it begins implementing rules which require employers to pay for sterilization, contraception, and abortion-inducing drugs for their employees. Employers whose health plans didn’t get “grandfather” protection or are not otherwise exempt must cover “preventive health services” at no cost to their employees. The Obama … [Read more...] about HHS Mandate Hits Businesses