Obamacare
Commentary
America Marches Blindly Toward Single-Payer
Hillary Clinton just dipped her toe a little bit further into the waters of single-payer health care, prodded by her competitor for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders. Last week, she called for allowing more people to join Medicare — the government-run healthcare program for seniors — by allowing those ...
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As insurers leave Obamacare exchanges, doctors pay the price
Major insurers are no longer sure if they can afford to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s (Obamacare) insurance exchanges. That’s making the White House nervous. In late March, the Obama administration met with insurance industry representatives in what was officially billed as an effort to fix Obamacare’s “risk adjustment” ...
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Good riddance to Obama’s failing co-ops
Obamacare’s co-ops are about to go out of business. Dr. Mandy Cohen, the chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, recently testified before a congressional subcommittee that eight of Obamacare’s 11 remaining co-op insurance plans are in serious financial trouble. That’s not surprising. Twelve co-ops went ...
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For GOP Health Reformers, No Sleep Til Cleveland
The Republican National Convention is less than three months away. The party may not have settled on a presidential nominee by then but if the GOP’s top elected official, Speaker Paul Ryan, has his way, Republicans will arrive in Cleveland with a brand-new plan for replacing Obamacare. The time is ...
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The coming collapse of health care exchanges
Two federal agencies just released some new research that probably isn’t going over too well in the White House. In its most recent baseline projections, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people would have coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges in 2025. That’s 4 million fewer than ...
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Collapse of Obamacare a matter of when, not if
Two federal agencies just released some new research that probably isn’t going over too well in the White House. In its most recent baseline projections, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people would have coverage through Obamacare’s exchanges in 2025. That’s 4 million fewer than it projected just ...
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President Obama Double Downs On Medicaid’s Failures
President Barack Obama is calling on taxpayers to shell out more money for his health reform law’s disastrous Medicaid expansion. The president recently asked Congress to approve $106 billion in new Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. Nevermind that the Congressional Budget Office just concluded that, as is, Medicaid ...
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Trump’s Healthcare Plan: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Donald Trump recently released a healthcare reform plan. If only he had spent as much time crafting it as he does his hair. The GOP frontrunner is right that Obamacare has failed to fix what ails America’s healthcare system. As Trump put it, the Affordable Care Act has “tragically but ...
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Obamacare’s dismal enrollment season
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 ...
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To Cut Healthcare Costs, Companies Find Safety in Numbers
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 Marches Blindly Toward Single-Payer
Hillary Clinton just dipped her toe a little bit further into the waters of single-payer health care, prodded by her competitor for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bernie Sanders. Last week, she called for allowing more people to join Medicare — the government-run healthcare program for seniors — by allowing those ...
As insurers leave Obamacare exchanges, doctors pay the price
Major insurers are no longer sure if they can afford to participate in the Affordable Care Act’s (Obamacare) insurance exchanges. That’s making the White House nervous. In late March, the Obama administration met with insurance industry representatives in what was officially billed as an effort to fix Obamacare’s “risk adjustment” ...
Good riddance to Obama’s failing co-ops
Obamacare’s co-ops are about to go out of business. Dr. Mandy Cohen, the chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, recently testified before a congressional subcommittee that eight of Obamacare’s 11 remaining co-op insurance plans are in serious financial trouble. That’s not surprising. Twelve co-ops went ...
For GOP Health Reformers, No Sleep Til Cleveland
The Republican National Convention is less than three months away. The party may not have settled on a presidential nominee by then but if the GOP’s top elected official, Speaker Paul Ryan, has his way, Republicans will arrive in Cleveland with a brand-new plan for replacing Obamacare. The time is ...
The coming collapse of health care exchanges
Two federal agencies just released some new research that probably isn’t going over too well in the White House. In its most recent baseline projections, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people would have coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges in 2025. That’s 4 million fewer than ...
Collapse of Obamacare a matter of when, not if
Two federal agencies just released some new research that probably isn’t going over too well in the White House. In its most recent baseline projections, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 18 million people would have coverage through Obamacare’s exchanges in 2025. That’s 4 million fewer than it projected just ...
President Obama Double Downs On Medicaid’s Failures
President Barack Obama is calling on taxpayers to shell out more money for his health reform law’s disastrous Medicaid expansion. The president recently asked Congress to approve $106 billion in new Medicaid spending over the next 10 years. Nevermind that the Congressional Budget Office just concluded that, as is, Medicaid ...
Trump’s Healthcare Plan: Right Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Donald Trump recently released a healthcare reform plan. If only he had spent as much time crafting it as he does his hair. The GOP frontrunner is right that Obamacare has failed to fix what ails America’s healthcare system. As Trump put it, the Affordable Care Act has “tragically but ...
Obamacare’s dismal enrollment season
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 ...
To Cut Healthcare Costs, Companies Find Safety in Numbers
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 ...
