Unless conservatives change their strategy soon, history is likely to record them as the unintended enablers of Obamacare’s expansion. Yet another key moment for a turn toward free-market reform is upon us. Will congressional Republicans again pursue a strategy that sounds serious but results in Obamacare’s unimpeded implementation? Or will they try to actually impede the law in real time and … [Read more...] about Conservatives: Stop Enabling Obamacare
Medicare’s Birthday: A Failed Centralized Program Turns 50
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Independence, Mo., to sign legislation creating Medicare and Medicaid in the presence of fellow Democrat and former President Harry Truman, who during his presidency led unsuccessful efforts to establish a national health insurance system. The battle over the legislation was long and bruising, with conservatives including then-General … [Read more...] about Medicare’s Birthday: A Failed Centralized Program Turns 50
Congress Focuses On Oversight And Investigation Of ObamaCare Failures
After the Supreme Court’s bizarre decision validating the IRS’ illegal ObamaCare rule, Congress is opening a new chapter in the debate over the health overhaul law by focusing on oversight and investigations to protect taxpayers and the rule of law. Action is underway in Congress: The Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is holding a hearing this Friday to examine … [Read more...] about Congress Focuses On Oversight And Investigation Of ObamaCare Failures
Women Need Dignity More Than Sex Without Consequence
The New York Times: Room for Debate Providing government-funded contraception, especially through a program keyed to poor teenage girls, is extremely controversial, as evidenced by the Colorado legislature's refusal to commit taxpayer dollars to continue the privately funded contraceptive program. Issues of ethics and religious liberty must be respected, especially when government funding is … [Read more...] about Women Need Dignity More Than Sex Without Consequence
The ACA is dead — long live Obamacare
Obamacare supporters are mistaken if they think the Supreme Court's King v. Burwell ruling settles the issue. Even in defeat, King threatens Obamacare's survival, because it exposes Obamacare as an illegitimate law. Say what you will about the Affordable Care Act. Democrats passed it in haste. In desperation. Without knowing what was in it. With no bipartisan support. By one vote. In the dead … [Read more...] about The ACA is dead — long live Obamacare
Obamacare’s Next Chapter
"The states are uniquely well-suited – both practically and constitutionally – to test such solutions. A state-based replacement for Obamacare would return authority to regulate insurance to the states, provide them greater flexibility in allocating resources and hold them accountable for results." Continue Reading... … [Read more...] about Obamacare’s Next Chapter
The Good News from the King v. Burwell Ruling
These may seem like the darkest of days for proponents of free-market health reform. The Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell that ObamaCare’s subsidies can flow to states that don’t set up their own exchanges, and a poll out last week found supporters of the law narrowly outnumbering opponents for the first time in years. But a closer look at those poll results offers not only hope for a … [Read more...] about The Good News from the King v. Burwell Ruling
54 Changes To ObamaCare: Latest Additions
By our count at the Galen Institute, more than 54 significant changes have been made to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act since it was enacted in 2010 – at least 34 that the Obama administration has made unilaterally, 17 that Congress has passed and the president has signed, and three by the Supreme Court. Our latest count has added two more changes made by the Obama administration … [Read more...] about 54 Changes To ObamaCare: Latest Additions