The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers. Many of these tax increases fall on families making less than $250,000 — a direct violation of candidate Obama’s promise not to raise “any form” of taxes on these families. In less than a week, the second anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law will take place. The Supreme Court will be … [Read more...] about Grover Norquist: Obamacare’s tax war on women
Another Failed ‘Accommodation’
It is clear that the Obama administration is not backing down from its anti-conscience mandate but hopes to bury the controversy with bureaucratic delay. In its “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” the government now officially promises to take action at some time in the future to address the conflict. The notice, issued on Friday, takes 32 pages to explain that the president still doesn’t … [Read more...] about Another Failed ‘Accommodation’
Jim Capretta: A Federal-State Framework for Market-Based Reform
Despite criticism from some quarters, the health care system in the United States has significant strengths. The hospitals and clinics through which most Americans get their care are staffed by some of the world's most highly trained and accomplished physicians and these institutions have the capacity to deliver the finest and most sophisticated medical care found anywhere in the world. Most … [Read more...] about Jim Capretta: A Federal-State Framework for Market-Based Reform
Merrill Matthews: I’m Shocked! ObamaCare Costs More Than Promised
This will only come as a surprise to President Obama’s most gullible admirers: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now claims that the president’s signature health care legislation will cost hundreds of billions of dollars more than originally predicted. So naturally, the media are running headlines claiming ObamaCare will cost less. No serious policy person ever believed the original CBO … [Read more...] about Merrill Matthews: I’m Shocked! ObamaCare Costs More Than Promised
KFF: Americans’ Views on the Supreme Court Case Mirror Their views on the Health Reform Law
The requirement that nearly everyone obtain health insurance or pay a fine has long been Americans’ least favorite part of the health reform law. A new Kaiser poll finds that half of all Americans (51%) think the Court should rule the mandate unconstitutional and about the same number (53%) expect the justices to do so. Those who favor the law say two-to-one (50% to 26%) that the Court should … [Read more...] about KFF: Americans’ Views on the Supreme Court Case Mirror Their views on the Health Reform Law
ObamaCare: If Possible, The News Is Getting Worse
ObamaCare is taking on water as we head into the second anniversary since it passed, and the news about the president’s signature legislation gets worse by the day. To mark the law’s two-year anniversary, the House of Representatives is planning a vote to repeal one of the law’s most unpopular provisions — the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which many seniors fear will become … [Read more...] about ObamaCare: If Possible, The News Is Getting Worse
Medicaid Patients Struggle to Get Primary Care, Visit ERs More
ObamaCare will add at least 16 million more people to Medicaid, the worst health coverage program in the country. The program pays doctors and hospitals so little -- about half of what private insurance pays -- that it is hard for millions of Medicaid patients to find a private doctor to see them. And today we have new data to prove that Medicaid patients are twice as likely to go to a hospital … [Read more...] about Medicaid Patients Struggle to Get Primary Care, Visit ERs More
Rob Bluey: Strategy Memo Details Liberal PR Plan to Promote Obamacare
The White House and its liberal allies are planning a comprehensive public-relations campaign for the second anniversary of Obamacare and the Supreme Court oral arguments that will take place later this month. A four-page strategy memo obtained by The Heritage Foundation outlines the strategies and messaging planned for the coming weeks. The memo... includes a day-by-day breakdown of how the … [Read more...] about Rob Bluey: Strategy Memo Details Liberal PR Plan to Promote Obamacare