In May 2010, two months after the Affordable Care Act squeaked through Congress, President Obama’s top economic aides were getting worried. Larry Summers, director of the White House’s National Economic Council, and Peter Orszag, head of the Office of Management and Budget, had just received a pointed four-page memo from a trusted outside health adviser. It warned that no one in the administration … [Read more...] about Goldstein and Eilperin: HealthCare.gov: How political fear was pitted against technical needs
Yes We Can (Keep Our Coverage) Act
By Grace-Marie Turner Americans are seeing first-hand the damage Obamacare is doing to their personal health-care arrangements, and the article in today’s Wall Street Journal about California cancer patient Edie Littlefield Sundby show that the danger can even be life threatening. For almost seven years I have fought and survived stage-4 gallbladder cancer, with a five-year survival rate of … [Read more...] about Yes We Can (Keep Our Coverage) Act
As Obamacare Takes On Water, The Electorate Wakes Up To Its Horrors
By Grace-Marie Turner The Obama administration is clearly in full-defense mode over the rolling disaster of ObamaCare, and it is making every effort to deflect criticism to others. But the deflections won’t hold because they are not based on fact. Three examples: It’s the insurance companies’ fault: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and White House officials are blaming health insurance … [Read more...] about As Obamacare Takes On Water, The Electorate Wakes Up To Its Horrors
tbs eFM: On the dreadful roll out of ObamaCare
Grace-Marie Turner joins Alex Jensen on tbs eFM, a South Korean radio station, to discuss ObamaCare and its dreadful roll out. … [Read more...] about tbs eFM: On the dreadful roll out of ObamaCare
The administration’s audacious blame game
By Grace-Marie Turner The White House is trying to shift responsibility to health insurance companies for forcing people out of their existing health plans, but the companies are required to discontinue these plans to comply with the president’s health law. The administration is trying to deflect Americans’ rightful anger over losing the health plans they were promised they could keep, but the … [Read more...] about The administration’s audacious blame game
Californians Hit with Big Rate Shocks
By Grace-Marie Turner Middle-income Americans are learning first-hand how Obamacare affects them. The Los Angeles Times has a scathing article about the premium hikes many Californians who have individually purchased health-insurance policies are facing because the law says they must buy policies that cover more and cost more: Fullerton resident Jennifer Harris thought she had a great deal, … [Read more...] about Californians Hit with Big Rate Shocks
The Small Business Advocate: Obamacare – Higher Premiums and Lower Coverage
Grace-Marie Turner joined Jim Blasingame on The Small Business Advocate to discuss how ObamaCare will affect premiums and coverage. Find interviews with Small Business experts on the Small Business Advocate show … [Read more...] about The Small Business Advocate: Obamacare – Higher Premiums and Lower Coverage
Scott Gottlieb: Obamacare Faces A ‘Death Spiral’ — But It Turns On The Declining Participation Of Health Plans, Not Just Rising Premiums
Given the failed launch of Obamacare, there’s a real chance that the entire scheme falls into an “insurance death spiral” — but not as visibly (or rapidly) as the way these sorts of unsuccessful insurance pools usually unravel. A death spiral happens when only the sickest beneficiaries get into an insurance pool, causing the cost of medical claims to rise, and in turn raising future … [Read more...] about Scott Gottlieb: Obamacare Faces A ‘Death Spiral’ — But It Turns On The Declining Participation Of Health Plans, Not Just Rising Premiums