Category Archives: Healthcare

Domino’s Sues Over Contraception Mandate

Another patriot who won’t just lie down and let the Central Government Planning Office roll over him and his business (Fox News) The founder of Domino’s Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception isn’t health care but a “gravely […]

PBO faces task of running dozens of health exchanges

I’m shocked that most states aren’t interested in developing and administering ObamaCare exchanges Fourteen U.S. states and the District of Columbia so far have told the federal govern­ ment they plan to operate healthcare ex­ changes under President Barack Obama’s reform law, leaving Washington with the daunting task of creating online market­ places for at […]

Democrats Recommend Delay For Job Killing ObamaCare Taxes

Perhaps they should have read the bill before voting for it. Byron York reports Sixteen Democratic senators who voted for the Affordable Care Act are asking that one of its fundraising mechanisms, a 2.3 percent tax on medical devices scheduled to take effect January 1, be delayed.  Echoing arguments made by Republicans against Obamacare, the […]

Surprise! GOP Governors “Stonewall” Key ObamaCare Provision

Talking Points Memo is shocked, shocked!, that Republican governors would leave the job of setting up the exchanges to the Central Government Planning Office Late last week more than a dozen Republican governors declared that they will not build the insurance market exchanges called for by the Affordable Care Act, including prominent names like Bobby […]

Bible Publisher Wins In Lawsuit Against ObamaCare

Might this be the start of the dominoes? (OneNewsNow) A federal judge has blocked enforcement of the Health and Human Services mandate to provide free insurance coverage of abortion-causing pills in ObamaCare. Bible publisher Tyndale House, which is owned by a foundation and donates most of its profits to faith causes worldwide, filed the lawsuit. […]

Obama Backer Laying Off Workers Due To….ObamaCare!

Kinda sucks when the cold dead mackerel of reality smacks you in the face, eh? (via The Lonely Conservative) (Freedomworks) One of the biggest medical device manufacturers in the world, Stryker will close their facility in Orchard Park, New York, eliminating 96 jobs in December.  Worse, they plan on countering the medical device tax in […]

Lame Duck Bev Perdue Opts For State-Federal Insurance Exchange

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue was such a complete SCOAMF of a chief executive that she decided to forgo running for re-election in 2012. But, she’ll make darned sure she hoses the state on her way out the door (News14) All eyes have been on Governor Bev Perdue this week, as a Friday deadline approached […]

Restaurant Owner To Charge ObamaCare Surcharge To Customers

For the most part, what ObamaCare will do to the economy and people’s lives has so far been an abstract concept. Sure, there are a few tangible effects, such as the 10% tax on tanning bed usage, and a few people with pre-existing conditions purchased health insurance (at enormous cost), but the true costs haven’t […]

ObamaCare Still Has Plenty Of Legal Challenges In The Works

Many people got on John Boehner’s case for saying that Obamacare is now “the law of the land.” Unfortunately, he’s right. With the loss of the race for the White House, and no control of the Senate, there is now way for the GOP to repeal it, or even water it down and/or limit its […]

Are You Ready For A Flood Of ObamaCare Regulations Post-Election?

You’ve probably heard about the massive number of jobs and energy killing regulations planned by Obama’s EPA to hit after the election. What about with Obamacare? (Politico) The bottled-up rules to set up President Barack Obama’s health care reform law are going to start flowing quickly right after Election Day. But how long will that […]

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