Obamacare
Commentary
The bleak reality of Biden’s healthcare proposal
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made protecting Obamacare a cornerstone of his campaign. He’s cited that position to rebut Republican claims that he’s a socialist in disguise, intent on nationalizing the country’s health insurance system. But voters shouldn’t be fooled. Biden’s plan for health reform will lead to a ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 8, 2020
Commentary
Obama Admits… Biden & Bernie’s Socialist-Democrat Goals Are the Same
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny or keep secret for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. And he’s right – Biden may have won ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 8, 2020
Commentary
Remember this at VP debate, Kamala Harris is no moderate on health care
On the same day last month both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris suffered the same revealing slip of the tongue. They each referred to the coming “Harris-Biden administration.” Let’s see if Harris makes the same gaffe this week when she debates Vice President Mike Pence in Utah on Wednesday night. ...
Sally C. Pipes
October 7, 2020
Blog
Newsom: If You Like Your Internal-Combustion Engine Car, You Can Keep It
When Barack Obama told the country that under Obamacare “if you like your health care plan, you can keep it,” he was dinged for telling the PolitiFact Lie of the Year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a similar promise when he signed last week an executive order that will outlaw ...
Kerry Jackson
October 1, 2020
Commentary
Massive coverage losses are greatly exaggerated
Roughly 6.2 million U.S. workers lost employer-sponsored insurance coverage between February and July. Factor in family members and dependents, and that number increases to 12 million people. Estimates like this underpin a narrative that large segments of the country are unable to get medical care in the midst of the ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 29, 2020
Commentary
Cleveland Is Trump’s Best Chance To Reshape The Healthcare Conversation
This week, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will square off in Cleveland for the first of three debates. The two candidates will have no shortage of disagreements to air, but one subject in particular is sure to receive significant attention—health care. From the pandemic response to the ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Commentary
Supreme Court and ObamaCare – here’s what to expect if law is not upheld
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has suddenly made the demise of ObamaCare a possibility. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case challenging the law’s constitutionality, California v. Texas, on Nov. 10, just a week after the election. Justice Ginsburg was a sure vote to uphold ObamaCare. Her replacement may not be. What would a ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Commentary
How Trump can trounce Biden on healthcare
In the first presidential debate on Tuesday, healthcare is sure to be one of the chief topics of conversation, especially now that a newly constituted Supreme Court could strike down Obamacare, effective perhaps as early as next year. At the debate, Joe Biden will almost certainly go after President Trump ...
Sally C. Pipes
September 28, 2020
Commentary
Biden = Bernie, Obama admits. Just look at their policies
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different, from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. He’s right. Biden may have won his party’s nomination by casting ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 31, 2020
Commentary
A Look At The Democrats’ Not-So-Moderate Healthcare Platform
At their virtual convention this week, Democrats went to great lengths to communicate that they were united in their quest to defeat President Trump. Health care would appear to be the exception to that spirit of unity. More than 700 delegates to the Democratic National Convention said beforehand they’d oppose ...
Sally C. Pipes
August 28, 2020
The bleak reality of Biden’s healthcare proposal
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made protecting Obamacare a cornerstone of his campaign. He’s cited that position to rebut Republican claims that he’s a socialist in disguise, intent on nationalizing the country’s health insurance system. But voters shouldn’t be fooled. Biden’s plan for health reform will lead to a ...
Obama Admits… Biden & Bernie’s Socialist-Democrat Goals Are the Same
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny or keep secret for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. And he’s right – Biden may have won ...
Remember this at VP debate, Kamala Harris is no moderate on health care
On the same day last month both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris suffered the same revealing slip of the tongue. They each referred to the coming “Harris-Biden administration.” Let’s see if Harris makes the same gaffe this week when she debates Vice President Mike Pence in Utah on Wednesday night. ...
Newsom: If You Like Your Internal-Combustion Engine Car, You Can Keep It
When Barack Obama told the country that under Obamacare “if you like your health care plan, you can keep it,” he was dinged for telling the PolitiFact Lie of the Year. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a similar promise when he signed last week an executive order that will outlaw ...
Massive coverage losses are greatly exaggerated
Roughly 6.2 million U.S. workers lost employer-sponsored insurance coverage between February and July. Factor in family members and dependents, and that number increases to 12 million people. Estimates like this underpin a narrative that large segments of the country are unable to get medical care in the midst of the ...
Cleveland Is Trump’s Best Chance To Reshape The Healthcare Conversation
This week, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will square off in Cleveland for the first of three debates. The two candidates will have no shortage of disagreements to air, but one subject in particular is sure to receive significant attention—health care. From the pandemic response to the ...
Supreme Court and ObamaCare – here’s what to expect if law is not upheld
The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has suddenly made the demise of ObamaCare a possibility. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case challenging the law’s constitutionality, California v. Texas, on Nov. 10, just a week after the election. Justice Ginsburg was a sure vote to uphold ObamaCare. Her replacement may not be. What would a ...
How Trump can trounce Biden on healthcare
In the first presidential debate on Tuesday, healthcare is sure to be one of the chief topics of conversation, especially now that a newly constituted Supreme Court could strike down Obamacare, effective perhaps as early as next year. At the debate, Joe Biden will almost certainly go after President Trump ...
Biden = Bernie, Obama admits. Just look at their policies
In a recent interview, former President Barack Obama admitted something Democrats have been trying to deny for months. “If you look at Joe Biden’s goals and Bernie Sanders’ goals, they’re not that different, from a 40,000-foot level,” he said. He’s right. Biden may have won his party’s nomination by casting ...
A Look At The Democrats’ Not-So-Moderate Healthcare Platform
At their virtual convention this week, Democrats went to great lengths to communicate that they were united in their quest to defeat President Trump. Health care would appear to be the exception to that spirit of unity. More than 700 delegates to the Democratic National Convention said beforehand they’d oppose ...