July 7, 2014 – 6:49 am
Politico refers to the coming rate hikes as a “September Surprise“. How is it a surprise when ever already knows that Obamacare rates are going to take a nice little spike? Obamacare open enrollment closed March 31. The White House’s Obamacare war room did not. Most state health insurance rates for 2015 are scheduled to […]
July 2, 2014 – 6:47 am
It really wasn’t much of a stretch to predict that Liberals would continue to publish wacky things regarding the Sebelius v Hobby Lobby decision. This is what they do. Things that make no sense in the real world, but are really meant to scare the Low Information Voters and whip up their base, which seems […]
June 20, 2014 – 8:10 am
Well, of course they do. They’re all about Someone Else bearing the burden for the insane policies of Liberals (Avik Roy, Forbes) Over the past twelve months, there has been an energetic debate among health policy researchers about the extent to which Obamacare will increase the underlying cost of individually-purchased health insurance: what observers have […]
June 18, 2014 – 6:45 am
If you’re thinking “anyone but Obama, Democrats, and herself,” you’d be correct (Daily Caller) Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius took aim at her “hostile†right-wing opponents Tuesday, in her first speech after resigning her top post. At the State of Enrollment conference run by Enroll America, an Obamacare-promoting nonprofit run […]
June 10, 2014 – 9:00 am
Who woulda thunk it? (Courier Journal) It wasn’t supposed to work this way, but since the Affordable Care Act took effect in January, Norton Hospital has seen its packed emergency room become even more crowded, with about 100 more patients a month. That 12 percent spike in the number of patients — many of whom […]
June 9, 2014 – 9:22 am
Now, is that a shocked face you’re making, or duck lips? (Gallup) Though one-in-three voters say their personal health care coverage has changed because of the national health care law, half still say the law hasn’t impacted them positively or negatively. Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely U.S. Voters have at least a somewhat favorable opinion […]
June 5, 2014 – 6:17 pm
You don’t say (Roll Call) For Democratic lawmakers who were hesitant to sign onto the sweeping 2010 health care law, one of the most powerful selling points was that the Affordable Care Act would actually reduce the federal budget deficit, despite the additional costs of extending health insurance coverage to the uninsured. Four years after […]
May 29, 2014 – 7:56 am
The hell you say! (The Hill) Attitudes toward ObamaCare have only changed slightly despite the administration’s success in enrolling more than eight million people, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday. The poll found 43 percent approve of ObamaCare, but a majority disapproves of it. (WT-the disapproval number is 51%) A Department of Health and […]
May 27, 2014 – 7:17 am
Healthcare costs are often a sticky point when it comes to union contracts. I can specifically recall several contract negotiations for a company with over 180k employees in recent years, over moving employees from standard plans to Health Care Savings accounts. Now this same thing is playing out, and the higher costs are thanks solely […]
May 23, 2014 – 2:52 pm
Well, I’m just shocked. Obama won California 60% to Romney’s 37%. Over 7.85 million voted for the ‘Bamster. What the heck are they complaining about? (LA Times) Nearly 1,500 Californians have complained to state regulators in the last four months about their Obamacare coverage purchased through California’s insurance exchange. New data reveal the biggest category […]
