Obamacare

Are Obamacare’s exchanges hotbeds of fraud? New research suggests as much. An estimated 4 million to 5 million people have received fully subsidized health insurance by misrepresenting their income. That’s $20 billion lost to bogus enrollments this year. The problem stems from the original design of Obamacare – and the ...

The Biden administration recently finalized a rule extending subsidized health coverage to approximately 100,000 people without health insurance who entered the United States illegally. These folks are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program — a group sometimes known as “dreamers.” The new rule effectively rewrites ...

President Joe Biden proudly touted his record on healthcare during last month’s disastrous presidential debate. “The American public has greater healthcare coverage today than ever before,” he proclaimed. That’s debatable, to say the least. His administration’s policies have caused health insurance costs to surge. Biden began his presidency by increasing public subsidies for coverage through the exchanges. ...

One day, our grandchildren may talk about Medicare the way we talk about Bernie Madoff. In May, Medicare’s trustees released their annual report on the program’s finances, and things are not looking good. The entitlement spent $12 billion more than it took in from taxes in 2023. Absent change, Medicare’s ...

A new study from the Paragon Health Institute reveals that they’re also an invitation to fraud. As many as five million people receive free, taxpayer-funded marketplace coverage even though they’re not eligible for such largesse. It’s far from clear how many of these patients are deliberately misleading the government and ...

When in doubt, mandate. That has long been one of the unspoken principles guiding the left’s approach to health policy. A newly finalized rule from the Biden administration offers a fresh example of this pathology in action. Starting in 2027, the reform gives states the option of adding coverage for adult dental ...

The Biden administration is trying to help people on Medicaid see the doctor faster. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just finalized a regulation establishing a maximum wait of 15 business days for a Medicaid beneficiary to get a primary care appointment. Decreeing that wait times must be shorter ...

People are pessimistic about Medicare’s longevity. Roughly 7 in 10 adults under 65 say they’re “worried” or “extremely worried” the program won’t be around when they need it, according to a new Gallup poll. That may come as no surprise. Medicare expenditures exceeded $1 trillion in 2023. They’re on track to grow by roughly $930 billion over the next ...

The Affordable Care Act’s defenders are sounding the alarm over the health law’s future under a possible second Trump presidency. The conventional wisdom suggests that, should Donald Trump win in November, the enhanced premium subsidies signed into law by President Joe Biden would be allowed to expire on December 31, 2025. That ...

What do air conditioners, mini fridges, and air purifiers have in common? According to Medicaid authorities in Oregon, they’re all forms of health care. Across the country, state Medicaid programs are suffering from a serious case of mission creep. Officials are trying to use Medicaid dollars to pay for everything ...