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Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges Are Already Turning Into A Disaster

Devoted users of Internet radio apps like Pandora may soon hear unexpected sound bites on their favorite music channels — ads touting ObamaCare. That’s right. In an attempt to drum up support for the law’s health insurance exchanges, some states are planning advertising campaigns that could include everything from pro-ObamaCare ...
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Killed by cost-cutting

British officials confirmed this month that as many as 1,200 people died needlessly at a government-run hospital in Stafford, a city in western England. According to the government’s official report, Britain’s National Health Service was so fixated on “protecting ministers from political criticism” that it resorted to denying patients critical ...
California

What’s the Matter with California’s Sick Health Insurance Market?

Health insurers across the country have begun warning of major premium increases as Obamacare kicks into high gear this year and next. Consumers in multiple states will see rate increases of 20 percent or more, and some could see their premiums double. Government health officials are outraged — and nowhere ...
Commentary

Obamacare’s not-so essential benefits

Federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services just finalized rules governing health insurance for individuals and small businesses purchased through Obamacare’s new exchanges. The announcement brings us a step closer to a health-care system wherein spending continues to grow rapidly while basic coverage remains unaffordable. Just look ...
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Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher

President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. He’ll no doubt reflect on what he’s done during his first four years in office — and on his signature healthcare law in particular. Let’s reflect with him. During his first campaign for the presidency in 2008, the president ...
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A tax even Chuck Schumer hates

Among the five new ObamaCare tax hikes that kicked in Jan. 1, one in particular is attracting opposition from both Republicans and Democrats: the tax on medical devices. Last month, 18 Democratic senators and senators-elect (including New York’s own Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand) wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
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Employer mandate a recipe for unemployment

Walmart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Walmart’s employees can thank Obamacare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
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Thanks To ObamaCare, Many Will Lose Health Coverage

Wal-Mart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Wal-Mart’s employees can thank ObamaCare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
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In 2013, Millions Of Americans Face Obamacare Tax Hikes

As part of the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, Congress and President Obama are battling over whether to raise marginal tax rates at the very top of the income ladder. Regardless of how these talks turn out, millions of Americans are already facing tax hikes thanks to Obamacare. Obamacare’s authors ...
Commentary

Congress should put Medicare out of its misery now

As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to negotiate over the federal budget with their Democratic counterparts in the aftermath of the election, it’s time for everyone to face a hard truth — we must end Medicare as we know it. The entitlement is bleeding to death. Without major changes, it ...
Commentary

Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges Are Already Turning Into A Disaster

Devoted users of Internet radio apps like Pandora may soon hear unexpected sound bites on their favorite music channels — ads touting ObamaCare. That’s right. In an attempt to drum up support for the law’s health insurance exchanges, some states are planning advertising campaigns that could include everything from pro-ObamaCare ...
Commentary

Killed by cost-cutting

British officials confirmed this month that as many as 1,200 people died needlessly at a government-run hospital in Stafford, a city in western England. According to the government’s official report, Britain’s National Health Service was so fixated on “protecting ministers from political criticism” that it resorted to denying patients critical ...
California

What’s the Matter with California’s Sick Health Insurance Market?

Health insurers across the country have begun warning of major premium increases as Obamacare kicks into high gear this year and next. Consumers in multiple states will see rate increases of 20 percent or more, and some could see their premiums double. Government health officials are outraged — and nowhere ...
Commentary

Obamacare’s not-so essential benefits

Federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services just finalized rules governing health insurance for individuals and small businesses purchased through Obamacare’s new exchanges. The announcement brings us a step closer to a health-care system wherein spending continues to grow rapidly while basic coverage remains unaffordable. Just look ...
Commentary

Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher

President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. He’ll no doubt reflect on what he’s done during his first four years in office — and on his signature healthcare law in particular. Let’s reflect with him. During his first campaign for the presidency in 2008, the president ...
Commentary

A tax even Chuck Schumer hates

Among the five new ObamaCare tax hikes that kicked in Jan. 1, one in particular is attracting opposition from both Republicans and Democrats: the tax on medical devices. Last month, 18 Democratic senators and senators-elect (including New York’s own Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand) wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
Commentary

Employer mandate a recipe for unemployment

Walmart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Walmart’s employees can thank Obamacare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
Commentary

Thanks To ObamaCare, Many Will Lose Health Coverage

Wal-Mart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. It’s reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Wal-Mart’s employees can thank ObamaCare. The federal health reform law’s “employer mandate” requires companies ...
Commentary

In 2013, Millions Of Americans Face Obamacare Tax Hikes

As part of the negotiations over the fiscal cliff, Congress and President Obama are battling over whether to raise marginal tax rates at the very top of the income ladder. Regardless of how these talks turn out, millions of Americans are already facing tax hikes thanks to Obamacare. Obamacare’s authors ...
Commentary

Congress should put Medicare out of its misery now

As Republican leaders in Congress prepare to negotiate over the federal budget with their Democratic counterparts in the aftermath of the election, it’s time for everyone to face a hard truth — we must end Medicare as we know it. The entitlement is bleeding to death. Without major changes, it ...
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