by Grace-Marie Turner. It is astonishing that the administration thinks delaying the reporting requirements and fines for the employer mandate will provide relief. Apart from the fact that administration officials do not have the legal authority to change the statue requiring the mandate to begin in January of 2014, do they really think that employers will suddenly start hiring people for a … [Read more...] about Whipsawed by ObamaCare
John Hoff: Analyzing SCOTUS and ObamaCare
Healthcare lawyer and policy analyst John Hoff has an in depth assessment of Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision about ObamaCare, and he finds serious fault with his legal reasoning. In an article for The Independence Review, Hoff writes that Roberts “resorted to semantic gamesmanship and suspect logic to find the law constitutional. The artifice of his opinion confirms that he was driven by a … [Read more...] about John Hoff: Analyzing SCOTUS and ObamaCare
How to save $213 billion — and your own life
by Grace-Marie Turner Are we taking too many drugs? The Twitter-verse is abuzz over a new study released by the Mayo Clinic which found that 70% of Americans are taking at least one prescription drug. A second independent study, conducted by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, provides relevant insights. IMS found that if we used prescription drugs more wisely, the U.S. could save at … [Read more...] about How to save $213 billion — and your own life
Pennsylvania would pay a high price for Medicaid expansion
By Grace-Marie Turner Pennsylvania is being pressured to expand Medicaid to families earning up to $30,000 a year, as the Affordable Care Act allows, but Gov. Tom Corbett and many legislators are concerned. They don’t want to deny people access to health care, but they do want to halt expansion of an unreformed program that provides limited access to quality care while threatening to devour … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania would pay a high price for Medicaid expansion
America’s Newsroom: CBO: Implementation of ObamaCare could be rough
Grace-Marie Turner talks with Bill Hemmer about a CBO report that says the administration may not meet the rollout deadline. … [Read more...] about America’s Newsroom: CBO: Implementation of ObamaCare could be rough
Varney & Co.: An Unhealthy Situation with ObamaCare
Galen Institute president Grace-Marie Turner talks with Stuart Varney about ObamaCare and the IRS. … [Read more...] about Varney & Co.: An Unhealthy Situation with ObamaCare
Congress Has A Duty To Delay IRS Funding To Block ObamaCare’s Implementation
By Grace-Marie Turner Americans already are fearful and confused about the sweeping changes that ObamaCare will inflict, and the widening IRS scandal deepens concerns about the agency’s major role in implementing and enforcing the health overhaul law. The authority granted to the IRS over ObamaCare’s mandates, taxes, penalties, reporting, and other requirements is unprecedented. Based … [Read more...] about Congress Has A Duty To Delay IRS Funding To Block ObamaCare’s Implementation
Richard Pollock: Obamacare co-ops are focus of four federal investigations
Multiple federal investigations are probing the $2 billion Obamacare co-op loan program at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Washington Examiner has learned. Investigators from two separate offices within HHS's Office of Inspector General are looking closely at the co-op program being fast-tracked under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka … [Read more...] about Richard Pollock: Obamacare co-ops are focus of four federal investigations