The White House and its allies have just begun a multi-million dollar public relations effort – funded in large part by taxpayers – to try to convince senior citizens that ObamaCare is good for them. But this attempted snow job obscures the harmful impact the new law will have on seniors.The White House isn’t telling seniors about ObamaCare’s $575 billion in cuts to … [Read more...] about A Snow Job on Seniors
A Snow Job on Seniors
The White House and its allies have just begun a multi-million dollar public relations effort – funded in large part by taxpayers – to try to convince senior citizens that ObamaCare is good for them. But this attempted snow job obscures the harmful impact the new law will have on seniors.The White House isn’t telling seniors about ObamaCare’s $575 billion in cuts to … [Read more...] about A Snow Job on Seniors
Bureaucratic Nightmare
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels talked about the impact of ObamaCare on his state before a standing-room-only conference at AEI on Tuesday, and the outlook is not good. He described "what this cannon looks like from the receiving end" and said his state is reeling from the expected costs -- as much as $3.6 billion in additional costs to comply with ObamaCare's mandates. "This is … [Read more...] about Bureaucratic Nightmare
Market-Based Reform Initiatives Are Key To Health Law Success
Consumer-directed health plans have been useful in controlling the rise of health costs over the last several years, but the survival of these plans is threatened by the new health overhaul law. Mercer’s latest National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found that major employers held total health benefit cost increases per employee to 5.5 percent in 2009 – the lowest … [Read more...] about Market-Based Reform Initiatives Are Key To Health Law Success
A Bad Omen on ObamaCare: Fears About Health Reform’s Costs Are Coming True
Shortly after President Obama signed the health overhaul law, several major corporations reported it would take a bite out of their future earnings. This group included AT&T, Caterpillar, John Deere, Verizon and several other large employers.Convinced these businesses were cooking their books to cast the new law in a bad light, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman … [Read more...] about A Bad Omen on ObamaCare: Fears About Health Reform’s Costs Are Coming True
Market-Based Reform Initiatives Are Key To Health Law Success
Consumer-directed health plans have been useful in controlling the rise of health costs over the last several years, but the survival of these plans is threatened by the new health overhaul law. Mercer’s latest National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found that major employers held total health benefit cost increases per employee to 5.5 percent in 2009 – the lowest … [Read more...] about Market-Based Reform Initiatives Are Key To Health Law Success
A Bad Omen on ObamaCare: Fears About Health Reform’s Costs Are Coming True
Shortly after President Obama signed the health overhaul law, several major corporations reported it would take a bite out of their future earnings. This group included AT&T, Caterpillar, John Deere, Verizon and several other large employers.Convinced these businesses were cooking their books to cast the new law in a bad light, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman … [Read more...] about A Bad Omen on ObamaCare: Fears About Health Reform’s Costs Are Coming True
Re-education Camp
What a bizarre week it has been, with oil still gushing into the Gulf, growing global political and economic instability, and virtually no private-sector jobs being created in our still-struggling economy. And the president spends yet another week talking about health reform?! Clearly, he knows this massively unpopular law is causing political trouble for Democrats or he wouldn't be trying so … [Read more...] about Re-education Camp