The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2015 The Affordable Care Act, signed by President Obama five years ago this week, sparked a host of changes. For some workers, the law’s legacy amounts to fewer hours of paid work. The law’s requirement that larger employers provide affordable insurance to workers putting in 30-plus hour weeks has led some companies to cap the number of hours employees can … [Read more...] about Rachel Feintzeig: Health Overhaul Leads to Shorter Work Hours
Joseph Antos and James C. Capretta: Unpacking The Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan
Health Affairs Blog, March 24, 2015 Anticipating the upcoming Supreme Court decision on King v. Burwell, which could halt health insurance subsidies available through the federal exchange, Republican Senators Richard Burr and Orrin Hatch joined with Representative Fred Upton to propose a comprehensive replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Patient Choice, Affordability, … [Read more...] about Joseph Antos and James C. Capretta: Unpacking The Burr-Hatch-Upton Plan
Obamacare: Five Years of Failure
Independent Women's Forum, March 22, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the 5-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare. The last five years have proven that a one-size-fits-all, top-down government healthcare system doesn't work. Coinciding with the date President Obama signed ObamaCare into law, Independent Women’s Forum released a series … [Read more...] about Obamacare: Five Years of Failure
For Many Americans, Opposition To ObamaCare Has Become Personal
By Grace-Marie Turner ObamaCare is celebrating its fifth anniversary, but few Americas are cheering. The Real Clear Politics average of the latest major opinion polls about the health law shows that 52.5% oppose it and only 42% approve. The 10.5% spread is identical to the average of polls taken when the law was signed five years ago. Approval numbers never have topped disapproval numbers … [Read more...] about For Many Americans, Opposition To ObamaCare Has Become Personal
Real Entitlement Reform With The Doc Fix Repeal
By Grace-Marie Turner It is long past the time for Congress to recognize and rectify a failed policy. An earlier Congress, led by former speaker Newt Gingrich, decided to cut payments to physicians in Medicare to help balance the federal budget. That was in 1997, but even that Congress postponed the cuts until a future date. And because access to physicians would be jeopardized for millions … [Read more...] about Real Entitlement Reform With The Doc Fix Repeal
Congress And The States: The Major Players In King V Burwell
By Grace-Marie Turner Oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in King v Burwell took a surprising turn when Justice Anthony Kennedy said he thinks there may be a constitutional question in play. Justice Kennedy expressed concern that if the federal government really intended only to give subsidies to states that built their own exchanges, it could be an “unconstitutional … [Read more...] about Congress And The States: The Major Players In King V Burwell
Brandon Rittiman: Colo. to end ACA exception for 190K people
9 News, March 13, 2015 DENVER - About 190,000 Coloradans will lose access next year to health insurance plans which don't comply with the Affordable Care Act, the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) decided. In March of 2014, President Barack Obama decided to give states the option of allowing people on noncompliant health plans to be grandfathered in by renewing their old plans early, … [Read more...] about Brandon Rittiman: Colo. to end ACA exception for 190K people
Richard Epstein: Obamacare’s Tangled Web
Hoover Institute, March 17, 2015 One of the most anticipated cases of the Supreme Court’s 2014-2015 term is King v. Burwell. In it, the Supreme Court is confronted with what should be a straightforward question of statutory interpretation about the scope of subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1311 of the ACA states that “each state shall, not later than January 1, … [Read more...] about Richard Epstein: Obamacare’s Tangled Web