Prostitution. Bribery. Blackmail. Thuggery. Hypocrisy. Those were just some of the incendiary words thrown around the U.S. Senate last week, and that doesn’t count what people said in private. The Senate may still have a reputation as a genteel club, but lawmakers seemed to abandon rules of decorum completely last week in arguments about whether Congress should be treated like the rest of … [Read more...] about John Fund: Congress’s Exemption from Obamacare
Obamacare Chess Game
by Grace-Marie Turner The internecine battles over defunding Obamacare consumed far too much of the August recess, but the House is back with a plan that could put this conflict to rest and get conservatives back on the same side in fighting the destructive health law. The Heritage Foundation and its sister organization, Heritage Action, are demanding legislation that, as Heritage’s website … [Read more...] about Obamacare Chess Game
Beware the Power of ObamaCare Exchanges
The focus on health exchanges so far has been on the challenges administrators are having in creating the massive bureaucracy and infrastructure to deliver hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies. But once that is done, watch out. An article by Brookings Institution economist Henry Aaron and Kevin Lucia, a board member of the Washington, D.C., health exchange, explains that once … [Read more...] about Beware the Power of ObamaCare Exchanges
When Obamacare ‘Navigators’ Ask If You’re Qualified, You Should Ask Them About Identity Theft
By Grace-Marie Turner Starting October 1, armies of “Navigators” will begin asking Americans very personal questions to learn if they qualify for taxpayer-subsidized insurance under ObamaCare. Thirteen attorneys general have expressed deep concerns about what the Navigators are going to do with the information. They are rightly worried about identity theft and fraud as consumers reveal … [Read more...] about When Obamacare ‘Navigators’ Ask If You’re Qualified, You Should Ask Them About Identity Theft
Health Exchanges just a Step in Government Take-Over of Health
The September 4, 2013, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes an article by liberal Brookings Institution economist Henry Aaron and DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Board Member Kevin Lucia, appropriately entitled “Only the Beginning – What’s Next at the Health Insurance Exchanges?” “Mundane administrative tasks will occupy the exchanges for the first year or two. But the … [Read more...] about Health Exchanges just a Step in Government Take-Over of Health
Phil Kerpen: Repealing The Individual Mandate Is A Budget Deal Winner
Syria has taken over the top of the agenda, but very soon Congress will necessarily return to high stakes fiscal negotiations, not just over the continuing resolution to fund the government, but also over the federal debt ceiling. Speaker John Boehner is committed to the principle that has so effectively constrained discretionary spending since the historic summer 2011 deal: debt ceiling increases … [Read more...] about Phil Kerpen: Repealing The Individual Mandate Is A Budget Deal Winner
Fox and Friends: Part-Time Nation
Grace-Marie Turner joins Fox and Friends Weekend to discuss the impact ObamaCare's employer mandate is having on businesses and jobs. … [Read more...] about Fox and Friends: Part-Time Nation
Chris Conover: Seriously? The Republicans Have No Health Plan?
It’s arguably the favorite myth of progressives, the oft-repeated claim that Republicans have no health plan. Hence, President Obama was fully justified in ignoring them and proceeding to enact a comprehensive health reform law on a strict party line vote—something completely unprecedented in American political history. Karl Rove last week did an excellent job of countering that myth in a Wall … [Read more...] about Chris Conover: Seriously? The Republicans Have No Health Plan?