Sally C. Pipes

Obamacare’s most recent open-enrollment period ended with a whimper. According to the latest data from the Department of Health and Human Services, the exchanges signed up 40 percent fewer people than expected. Many of those who have opted out — and chosen to pay $695 or 2.5 percent of their ...

Health care is consuming an ever-greater share of corporate America’s balance sheet. According to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation survey, employers today spend $12,591 on average for family coverage — a 54 percent increase since 2005. Some companies have finally had enough. Twenty of America’s largest corporations — including American ...

America’s emergency rooms are on life support. The average ER visit takes over two hours. In some states, it’s north of three. President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act would alleviate the pressure on ERs by expanding access to insurance — and thus diverting people who previously would’ve gone ...

Last week marked Obamacare’s sixth birthday. President Obama is, of course, celebrating the occasion. At a recent speech in Milwaukee, the president offered a catalog of the law’s supposed successes. Unfortunately, not one of his boasts stands up to scrutiny. He’s ignored the growing pile of evidence that his namesake ...

This Wednesday, March 23, Obamacare turns all of six years old. The administration is using the occasion to celebrate. At a speech in Milwaukee earlier this month, the president claimed that 20 million people have gained health insurance because of the law. The truth is far more complicated. Enrollment in ...

Two members of Congress are trying to make paying for health care easier. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., just introduced companion legislation that would boost the power of Health Savings Accounts, which allow consumers to set aside money tax-free for health care expenses. They’re right to ...