Category Archives: Healthcare

Obama Wants Others To #GetCovered

Good thing there’s nothing important going on in the world right now Watch a special message from President Obama on how you can #GetCovered right now ? http://t.co/mFUD6eGuAo, pic.twitter.com/jHCbo2UdtJ — White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 21, 2014 Says the man who only obtained Obamacare symbolically, but doesn’t actually have to use it himself. And keeps […]

Kay Hagan Is Bummed About Those Medicare Cuts She Voted For

She and other vulnerable Democrats finally realized that their Obamacare votes have consequences, so they wrote a letter (via NRO) (NRSC) Hagan’s ObamaCare “enacted $200 Billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage over 10 years” In 2009, Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) promised North Carolinians who depend on Medicare that she was going to “protect Medicare” and that […]

Man Who Needs Back Surgery Learns About The Downfalls Of Obamacare

Another horror story regarding Obamacare (CBS Sacramento) A Sonora mechanic is in so much pain that he can barely walk, but he can’t seem to find a doctor to fix his ailing back after he and his wife switched their insurance coverage through Covered California. (snip) He’s still working, despite the pain. But finding a […]

Bummer: Government No Longer Spending Gobs Of Money To Help Newly Insured

This is apparently a HUGE major issue, and, of course, Republicans are mostly to blame Who will help the newly insured? Newfound health benefits often come with newfound questions. But most states have either spurned or run out of federal funding for consumer assistance programs aimed at guiding Obamacare’s newly insured through the complexities of […]

LA Times: Executive Fixes To Obamacare Are A Bad Idea

Gee, they’re just noticing this? On the other hand, it’s nice that one of the leading papers actually notices this, and the Editorial Board decides to write about it The wrong way to fix Obamacare The sprawling 2010 Affordable Care Act has proved so hard to implement… Who woulda thunk that such a massive piece […]

Say, How’s That Obamacare Consumer Choice Thing Working Out?

About as well as one would expect for legislation written by Democrats and pushed by a president with no experience running a business (via Hot Air) (WSJ) Consumers in 515 counties, spread across 15 states, have only one insurer selling coverage through the online marketplaces, the Journal found. In more than 80% of those counties, […]

Part Of Kentucky Gay Marriage Law Struck Down Due To Reciprocity

I don’t really care about this ruling vis a vis gay marriage as much as two other interesting points it brings up (Courier-Journal) In a ruling that could open the door to gay marriage in Kentucky, a federal judge has struck down the state’s ban on recognizing same-sex unions performed in states where it is […]

Obamacare: Long Waits And Restricted Doctors Networks

Obviously, we all know, and by “all” I mean people who aren’t suckling at Obama’s teet (you’re welcome for that visual), that Ocare will cause rationing, long waits, and limited medical facilities. We’ve heard these stories again and again and again since registration launched (or should that be “launched”?) on October 1st, 2013, particularly in […]

Krauthammer: Welcome To The Banana Republic

Surely, Charles Krauthammer’s comments will be deemed raaaaacist, in order to change the subject (Fox News) Syndicated columnist and Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer took aim at the newest ObamaCare delay on “Special Report with Bret Baier” Monday, calling it “the stuff that you do in a banana republic.” The Obama administration announced it was […]

Obama Delays Portion Of Employer Mandate Till 2016

I can see through your webcam that there was no surprise in your eyes in the least. At most, you simply rolled your eyes that Obama has unilaterly changed It’s. The. Law. yet again (Washington Post) The Obama administration announced Monday it would give medium-sized employers an extra year, until 2016, before they must offer […]

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