Obamacare
Commentary
Under Trump, Americans Can Finally Put Obamacare Behind Us
Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton bodes well for the future of America’s healthcare system. With Obamacare in a full-on “death spiral,” voters were clearly in no mood for Clinton’s plan to “build on” the president’s healthcare law. Instead, they chose a president who has said that his first order ...
Commentary
Trump Policy Will Lead To More Affordable Coverage
Donald Trump’s surprising victory in Tuesday’s presidential election raises a host of questions about what will happen over the next four years. But one thing is certain—Obamacare’s days are numbered. More than any other issue, the president-elect and the Republican congressional majority agree on the need to repeal and replace ...
Commentary
Obamacare Hits Consumers With A Triple-Whammy
Consumers shopping for coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges recently discovered what even the law’s most committed defenders have warned about — health insurance premiums are going up. Premiums are up by an average of 22 percent on plans available during the current open enrollment period — which ends on Jan. 31. ...
Commentary
Here Are The Benefits Of The GOP Plan To Replace Obamacare
As the 45th president, what to do with “disastrous” Obamacare will top President-elect Donald Trump’s list of priorities. Repeal isn’t enough. Republicans must enact a replacement that will expand access to affordable coverage, foster more competition in the healthcare marketplace and reduce long-term costs. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s ...
Commentary
Don’t Divorce Americans From Short-Term Health Insurance
More than 800,000 Americans divorce each year. Many more change jobs or otherwise have their employment status interrupted. Getting divorced or losing a job is hard enough. Unfortunately, the Obama administration wants to make it even harder. It’s looking to implement a new rule that would curb short-term health insurance ...
Commentary
Obamacare’s Open Enrollment Season Is a Healthcare Horror Show
Obamacare’s fourth open enrollment period begins tomorrow — and what a fitting epilogue to Halloween. After all, when Americans log on to either their state or the federal health insurance exchanges, they’ll be in for a fright. What they’ll discover is a witch’s brew of double-digit premium hikes, restrictive provider ...
California
Would A “Public Option” Rescue Obamacare In California?
Dave Jones, California’s Insurance Commissioner, has lifted a page from Hillary Clinton’s playbook for the rescue of Obamacare – the so-called “public option.” The public option would probably look a lot like Medicaid. Its proponents give it a less pejorative name to lull people into a false sense of confidence ...
Commentary
Taxpayers And Medicare Patients Can’t Afford Obamacare’s ‘Savings’
Administration officials just unveiled an Orwellian new strategy for masking ObamaCare’s mounting costs — rebrand them as “savings.” The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that Medicare saved $466 million last year thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s “Accountable Care Organizations” — groups of doctors, hospitals, and other ...
Commentary
Executives debate exchange viability, Obamacare
Want proof that Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges are doomed? Just look at what the law’s former supporters say about them now. Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt, who in 2013 predicted that Obamacare would “flourish” over time, now warns that the exchanges have entered a “death spiral.” Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini called ...
California
California’s Surprise Medical Bill Law Papers Over a Systemic Problem
Insured patients who go into hospital for scheduled surgery are often shocked to find they owe bills well beyond what they expected to pay, especially if they understood the hospital and surgeon to be in their health plan’s network. The problem usually occurs when an anesthesiologist or other specialist involved ...
Under Trump, Americans Can Finally Put Obamacare Behind Us
Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton bodes well for the future of America’s healthcare system. With Obamacare in a full-on “death spiral,” voters were clearly in no mood for Clinton’s plan to “build on” the president’s healthcare law. Instead, they chose a president who has said that his first order ...
Trump Policy Will Lead To More Affordable Coverage
Donald Trump’s surprising victory in Tuesday’s presidential election raises a host of questions about what will happen over the next four years. But one thing is certain—Obamacare’s days are numbered. More than any other issue, the president-elect and the Republican congressional majority agree on the need to repeal and replace ...
Obamacare Hits Consumers With A Triple-Whammy
Consumers shopping for coverage on Obamacare’s exchanges recently discovered what even the law’s most committed defenders have warned about — health insurance premiums are going up. Premiums are up by an average of 22 percent on plans available during the current open enrollment period — which ends on Jan. 31. ...
Here Are The Benefits Of The GOP Plan To Replace Obamacare
As the 45th president, what to do with “disastrous” Obamacare will top President-elect Donald Trump’s list of priorities. Repeal isn’t enough. Republicans must enact a replacement that will expand access to affordable coverage, foster more competition in the healthcare marketplace and reduce long-term costs. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s ...
Don’t Divorce Americans From Short-Term Health Insurance
More than 800,000 Americans divorce each year. Many more change jobs or otherwise have their employment status interrupted. Getting divorced or losing a job is hard enough. Unfortunately, the Obama administration wants to make it even harder. It’s looking to implement a new rule that would curb short-term health insurance ...
Obamacare’s Open Enrollment Season Is a Healthcare Horror Show
Obamacare’s fourth open enrollment period begins tomorrow — and what a fitting epilogue to Halloween. After all, when Americans log on to either their state or the federal health insurance exchanges, they’ll be in for a fright. What they’ll discover is a witch’s brew of double-digit premium hikes, restrictive provider ...
Would A “Public Option” Rescue Obamacare In California?
Dave Jones, California’s Insurance Commissioner, has lifted a page from Hillary Clinton’s playbook for the rescue of Obamacare – the so-called “public option.” The public option would probably look a lot like Medicaid. Its proponents give it a less pejorative name to lull people into a false sense of confidence ...
Taxpayers And Medicare Patients Can’t Afford Obamacare’s ‘Savings’
Administration officials just unveiled an Orwellian new strategy for masking ObamaCare’s mounting costs — rebrand them as “savings.” The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that Medicare saved $466 million last year thanks to the Affordable Care Act’s “Accountable Care Organizations” — groups of doctors, hospitals, and other ...
Executives debate exchange viability, Obamacare
Want proof that Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges are doomed? Just look at what the law’s former supporters say about them now. Princeton economist Uwe Reinhardt, who in 2013 predicted that Obamacare would “flourish” over time, now warns that the exchanges have entered a “death spiral.” Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini called ...
California’s Surprise Medical Bill Law Papers Over a Systemic Problem
Insured patients who go into hospital for scheduled surgery are often shocked to find they owe bills well beyond what they expected to pay, especially if they understood the hospital and surgeon to be in their health plan’s network. The problem usually occurs when an anesthesiologist or other specialist involved ...
