Category Archives: Healthcare

HHS Dictates What Forms Of Payment Insurers Will Take

Does anyone remember, during the time when the Democrat controlled House and Senate were looking to pass Obamacare, if the notion that the legislation made any determination as to what forms of payment would be required to purchase health insurance was mentioned? Yeah, me neither (NJ.com) The U.S.Department of Health and Human Services last week […]

AP: You May Be Losing That Health Plan You Like Under Obamacare

Nice to see that the Associated Press finally notices something that Obamacare opponents pointed out even before it was passed Like your health care policy? You may be losing it Many people who buy their own health insurance could get surprises in the mail this fall: cancellation notices because their current policies aren’t up to […]

Obamacare To Cost $1.8 Trillion Over First 10 Years

Fortunately, the IRS will be the enforcement agency for Obamacare, wanting tons and tons of your personal and private information, and the person in charge of the IRS department which targeted the TEA Party is running the IRS health care office, so, hey, what else could go wrong? (Washington Examiner) When President Obama was selling […]

SC House Passes Bill Making Obamacare Enforcement A Crime

Might this empower and lead other States to do the same? (Fox News) The bill, approved Wednesday by a vote of 65-39, declares President Obama’s signature legislation “null and void.” Whereas the law that Obama pushed and Congress passed is known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, South Carolina’s law would be known […]

Harry Reid: We Need More Money To Keep Obamacare From Becoming A Train Wreck

Sorry, Harry, Obamacare was a train wreck even before it was passed, and no one has bothered to close the track since (The Hill) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he shares colleagues’ concerns that the Affordable Care Act could become a “train wreck” if it’s not implemented properly. Reid warned that people will […]

An ObamaCare Waiver For Congress, White House, And Staff?

Otherwise, their might be a “brain drain” (Politico) Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, sources in both parties said. The talks — which involve Senate […]

Obamacare Incompetence

—>shocked face<— (Time) Let me try to understand this: The key incentive for small businesses to support Obamacare was that they would be able to shop for the best deals in health care super-stores—called exchanges. The Administration has had 3 years to set up these exchanges. It has failed to do so. This is a […]

Could A Newer Lawsuit Sink Obamacare?

The longer this turd of a government program sticks around the hard it will be to dismantle it, and it would require a GOP congress and president to repeal it. The soonest would be 2017 (Washington Times) “Obamacare” looks increasingly inevitable, but one lawsuit making its way through the court system could pull the plug […]

Surprise! ObamaCare To Significantly Increase Health Care Costs

If only there were people who told us this stuff before they passed the Affordable (snicker) Care Act (Daily Caller) Under the Affordable Care Act, medical claim costs, the largest driver of health insurance premiums, are expected to increase by 32 percent for individuals, a new study by the Society of Actuaries finds. Though some […]

Massive Obamacare Application Asks About Registering To Vote

Should anyone be surprised that the humongous draft application for Obamacare health insurance delves into areas it shouldn’t? (Washington Examiner) The 61-page online Obamacare draft application for health care includes asking if the applicant wants to register to vote, raising the specter that pro-Obama groups being tapped to help Americans sign up for the program […]

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