September 19, 2014 – 8:29 am
Which has Politico’s Jennifer Haberkorn jumping up and down while clapping her hands like a giddy schoolgirl in a 1960’s sitcom 7.3 million in Obamacare plans, beats CBO forecast The administration’s announcement that 7.3 million people are now enrolled in health insurance plans on the Obamacare exchanges immediately ignited a new round of arguments about […]
September 17, 2014 – 3:30 pm
Most Obamacare exchanges are already rather limited in the number of insurance providers. Minnesota’s now has one less (Daily Caller) The largest insurer with the lowest premium rates on Minnesota’s Obamacare exchange is dropping out because the government health-exchange is unsustainable, the company announced Tuesday. PreferredOne Health Insurance told MNsure, the state-run exchange, Tuesday morning […]
September 12, 2014 – 7:15 am
Remember, Obamacare was supposed to bend the curve down and save everyone money (USA Today) A report out today puts numbers behind what hit many workers when they signed up for health insurance during open enrollment last year: deductible shock. Premiums for employer-paid insurance are up 3% this year, but deductibles are up nearly 50% […]
August 26, 2014 – 6:01 pm
Otherwise known as a sex change operation (Breitbart) Transgender Americans seeking gender reassignment surgeries are finding relief through Obamacare, The Daily Beast reported on Monday. Federal laws banning health insurance discrimination against transgender people, combined with Obamacare’s ban on denying coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, have paved a path for transgender patients who wish to make […]
August 19, 2014 – 8:45 am
Salon’s Jonathan Siegel is in a frenzy Obamacare’s grave danger: Here’s how a future GOP president could kill it Remember those conflicting court rulings about the ACA? Even the favorable one allows a president to interpret it In passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as “Obamacareâ€), Congress made a minor mistake […]
August 7, 2014 – 10:03 am
Now, now, don’t misunderstand: there is nothing wrong with breastfeeding. There are tons of studies showing that breastfeeding and/or using breast milk is the best thing for babies. But, this is not really about breastfeeding: it’s about federal government interference in the economy, yet again (Reuters) Under the Affordable Care Act, employers must provide time […]
July 25, 2014 – 11:04 am
Make sure to read the whole thing at Reason, here’s the gist Jonathan Gruber, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist who helped design the Massachusetts health law that was the model for Obamacare, was a key influence on the creation of the federal health law. He was widely quoted in the media. During the crafting […]
July 23, 2014 – 4:49 pm
Um, surprise? (Fox News) Undercover government investigators were able to obtain thousands of dollars in taxpayer subsidies under ObamaCare using fake identities, according to findings being presented to Congress on Wednesday. The probe by the Government Accountability Office has raised fresh concerns about the ability of the sprawling health care program to prevent or intercept […]
July 22, 2014 – 12:05 pm
Big breaking news on a ruling that has been pending for a couple weeks (CNN) The battle over Obamacare took a dramatic turn Tuesday with a federal appeals court rejecting subsidies paid by the government to millions of new enrollees. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel found the federal money that helped people afford […]
July 9, 2014 – 8:05 am
This has made Obamacare supporters Very Concerned (CBS News) The Supreme Court last week chipped away at one part of the Affordable Care Act, but its ruling in the Hobby Lobby contraception case left most of Obamacare intact. Other court cases, however, are making their way through the court system in an attempt to deliver […]
