Grace-Marie Turner joins Mike Huckabee to discuss the impact ObamaCare's employer mandate is having on businesses and jobs. Listen now... … [Read more...] about ObamaCare Is Turning Us Into A Part-Time Nation
Is Big Labor about to get a Big Exemption from ObamaCare?
The White House is considering awarding ObamaCare subsidies, which are intended for the uninsured, to labor unions, Avik Roy writes in Forbes. "The text of the Affordable Care Act is straightforward; if you have gained coverage through an employer-sponsored health plan, you’re not eligible for subsidized coverage in the exchange, because you already get a subsidy through the tax code: you don’t … [Read more...] about Is Big Labor about to get a Big Exemption from ObamaCare?
It’s Fact, Not Anecdote, That ObamaCare Is Turning Us Into A Part-Time Nation
By Grace-Marie Turner The Obama administration continues to discount the huge impact its health overhaul law is having in turning America into a part-time nation, calling reports anecdotal and not based on complete data. To paraphrase Groucho Marx: Who are you going to believe? Me, or your own eyes? An avalanche of “anecdotes” continues to pile up as workers across the country are … [Read more...] about It’s Fact, Not Anecdote, That ObamaCare Is Turning Us Into A Part-Time Nation
James Capretta: Reforming Medicare integrated care: An alternative to the Obama administration’s accountable care organizations
Proponents of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) have advocated for Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs)—groups of doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers that form new organizations to serve Medicare patients—as a way to supposedly transform how hospitals and physicians care for their patients and thus slow the rate of health spending while also improving … [Read more...] about James Capretta: Reforming Medicare integrated care: An alternative to the Obama administration’s accountable care organizations
Kelley Weiss: Obamacare To Force Millions To Upgrade Insurance
Despite promises by President Obama that people can keep the insurance they have once Obamacare is in full effect, millions will have to upgrade their policies to meet the benefit standards laid out by the Affordable Care Act. The measure will be in full swing this January. Continue Reading... … [Read more...] about Kelley Weiss: Obamacare To Force Millions To Upgrade Insurance
The Real ObamaCare Test is Coming
By Grace-Marie Turner More than three years since his health-care law was enacted, President Obama continues to focus on its immediately effective, small provisions — 26-year-old “children” getting coverage from their parents, “free” preventive care, and rebates from insurance companies. But the president didn’t say a word in his Friday-afternoon news conference about the wreckage that is … [Read more...] about The Real ObamaCare Test is Coming
Chris Conover: Secretary Sebelius, Obamacare Has Become A Massive ‘Bait and Switch’
In a recent speech to several hundred legislators and state health officers, Secretary Sebelius categorically asserted “this is not a bait-and-switch.” She was referring to the federal government’s commitment to funding 90% of the Medicaid expansion in perpetuity. There is widespread fear among the states that Uncle Sam will renege on this promise, leaving them holding the bag for whatever … [Read more...] about Chris Conover: Secretary Sebelius, Obamacare Has Become A Massive ‘Bait and Switch’
Martha Bebinger: Mass. Residents Paying More, Getting Less From Health Insurance
If Massachusetts residents have the feeling they’re getting less coverage from their health insurance even though it’s costing more, there’s now evidence that they’re right. A state report says Bay State premiums rose 9.7 percent between 2009 and 2011, while the value of that coverage shrank 5.1 percent. “What we’ve seen over the last couple of years is that premiums are growing faster than … [Read more...] about Martha Bebinger: Mass. Residents Paying More, Getting Less From Health Insurance