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 […]
May 17, 2014 – 6:56 am
Remember who Conservatives warned that Team Obama would bail out insurers if they started losing money thanks to Obamacare? And how they were told they were a bunch of crazy wingnuts? And to stop going all conspiracy-ee? Yeah, about that (The Hill) Health insurance companies can count on funds from the government if ObamaCare’s risk corridor program […]
May 13, 2014 – 12:14 pm
Ed Morrissey calls this a monumental quote to remember in regards to how Ocare works (NY Times) “We have to break people away from the choice habit that everyone has,†said Marcus Merz, the chief executive of PreferredOne, an insurer in Golden Valley, Minn., that is owned by two health systems and a physician group. […]
May 13, 2014 – 7:36 am
Perhaps Americans understand better than Team Obama that it is silly, patronizing, patriarchal, and could cause job loss (Daily Caller) A majority of Americans — including a majority of women, independents, and young voters — oppose the contraception mandate created by Obamacare, according to a new poll set to be released Tuesday by the Family […]
May 9, 2014 – 7:41 am
There’s a little bit of good news for Democrats regarding the federally run “Affordable” Care Exchange here in North Carolina, but, not much (WRAL) The people who signed up for health coverage with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina through the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace are older and sicker than expected, which could […]
May 8, 2014 – 2:01 pm
There are actually quite a few lawsuits pending in regards to Obamacare. And the minute someone is hit with the individual mandate tax they will have standing to sue, which is a little discussed provision of the ruling by John Roberts. Here’s another (Christian Science Monitor) Senate majority leader Harry Reid violated the Constitution in […]
May 8, 2014 – 7:43 am
Remember Reagan’s saying about government? Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. When it comes to Obamacare, it seems more like Government’s view of the health insurance/care could be summed […]
