Obamacare
Commentary
On Sebelius’ & Holder’s Defense of Obamacare
The economic argument for a mandate is unfounded. As a class, the uninsured pay their way, because there are enough high-earning uninsured who pay extra taxes (by taking cash remuneration instead of health benefits) to cover the cost of uncompensated care. If Congress eliminated the employer-based monopoly on health benefits, ...
Commentary
Blue-Sky Thinking on Health Reform: An Interstate Compact for Health Insurance
Key Points Health insurance is the only line of insurance regulated by the federal government, but federal control has created and deepened the health crisis. Obamacare attempts to conscript states to do the dirty work of limiting peoples choice of health benefits. States have ensured portability and competition in other ...
Commentary
U.S. competitive without medical monopoly
The November election made a bull’s-eye out of Obamacare, which some Republicans want to repeal. Obamacare is a worthy target because it is a significant lurch toward so-called “universal” health care. The lack of such a government monopoly system, some charge, harms American competitiveness. But that argument fails to hold ...
Commentary
Obamacare Unintended Consequence of the Day: Higher Drug Prices for Kids’ Hospitals
One anonymous politician who voted to impose Obamacare on the nation told the reporter that this results from “an honest mistake in drafting.” Sick kids will lose access to medicines because of politicians’ incompetence, but they don’t even bother to defend their not reading or understanding the legislation anymore. Indeed, ...
Commentary
Pipes to speak on economic impact of health care bill
COTATI – The Economic Prosperity Institute will host an event titled, “The Truth about ObamaCare” at Sonoma State University on Dec. 9 at 11:45 a.m. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, will discuss the research and insights in her book of the same title. Ms. Pipes ...
Health Care
Repeal Amendment deserves debate
When the new Congress — including many representatives and senators purporting to be ideological citizen-activists inspired by the Tea Party — takes office Jan. 2, it is likely that perhaps the most unsettled issue in the nation’s history will be showcased: the debate over states’ rights. This time, though, it ...
Commentary
Are Your State Politicians Serious About Defeating Obamacare? A “Litmus Test”
Last months elections demonstrated convincingly that the American people are already fed up with Obamacare, the March legislation that gives the federal government control over our access to medical services. Anti-Obamacare Republicans took the majority in the House of Representatives and increased their numbers in the U.S. Senate. Most people ...
Business & Economics
OPINION: Alaska’s legal climate far from harsh
Obamacare has been passed with great fanfare, but many Americans, unsure how the massive government program will work for them, are taking to the streets voicing their protests. Personal injury lawyers, on the other hand, are drinking champagne and voicing their approval, because they know Obamacare will work well for ...
Commentary
That Took No Time At All: Part II
The Hill now reports that its earlier story on Congressman Eric Cantor’s backpedaling on repeal of Obamacare was incorrect. He does not seek to preserve the proscription on exclusion of patients with preexisting conditions or the provision allowing 26-year-olds to remain on their parents’ policies. No indeed: Cantor continues to ...
Commentary
Medicare Limits Access to Care, As Will Obamacare
It is becoming increasingly clear to laymen that Medicare beneficiaries do not have the same access to care as the privately insured (or those in Medicare Advantage plans). The political challenge is obvious: It’s not possible that America’s seniors will tolerate politicians who allow this to happen. So, the political ...
On Sebelius’ & Holder’s Defense of Obamacare
The economic argument for a mandate is unfounded. As a class, the uninsured pay their way, because there are enough high-earning uninsured who pay extra taxes (by taking cash remuneration instead of health benefits) to cover the cost of uncompensated care. If Congress eliminated the employer-based monopoly on health benefits, ...
Blue-Sky Thinking on Health Reform: An Interstate Compact for Health Insurance
Key Points Health insurance is the only line of insurance regulated by the federal government, but federal control has created and deepened the health crisis. Obamacare attempts to conscript states to do the dirty work of limiting peoples choice of health benefits. States have ensured portability and competition in other ...
U.S. competitive without medical monopoly
The November election made a bull’s-eye out of Obamacare, which some Republicans want to repeal. Obamacare is a worthy target because it is a significant lurch toward so-called “universal” health care. The lack of such a government monopoly system, some charge, harms American competitiveness. But that argument fails to hold ...
Obamacare Unintended Consequence of the Day: Higher Drug Prices for Kids’ Hospitals
One anonymous politician who voted to impose Obamacare on the nation told the reporter that this results from “an honest mistake in drafting.” Sick kids will lose access to medicines because of politicians’ incompetence, but they don’t even bother to defend their not reading or understanding the legislation anymore. Indeed, ...
Pipes to speak on economic impact of health care bill
COTATI – The Economic Prosperity Institute will host an event titled, “The Truth about ObamaCare” at Sonoma State University on Dec. 9 at 11:45 a.m. Sally Pipes, president and CEO of the Pacific Research Institute, will discuss the research and insights in her book of the same title. Ms. Pipes ...
Repeal Amendment deserves debate
When the new Congress — including many representatives and senators purporting to be ideological citizen-activists inspired by the Tea Party — takes office Jan. 2, it is likely that perhaps the most unsettled issue in the nation’s history will be showcased: the debate over states’ rights. This time, though, it ...
Are Your State Politicians Serious About Defeating Obamacare? A “Litmus Test”
Last months elections demonstrated convincingly that the American people are already fed up with Obamacare, the March legislation that gives the federal government control over our access to medical services. Anti-Obamacare Republicans took the majority in the House of Representatives and increased their numbers in the U.S. Senate. Most people ...
OPINION: Alaska’s legal climate far from harsh
Obamacare has been passed with great fanfare, but many Americans, unsure how the massive government program will work for them, are taking to the streets voicing their protests. Personal injury lawyers, on the other hand, are drinking champagne and voicing their approval, because they know Obamacare will work well for ...
That Took No Time At All: Part II
The Hill now reports that its earlier story on Congressman Eric Cantor’s backpedaling on repeal of Obamacare was incorrect. He does not seek to preserve the proscription on exclusion of patients with preexisting conditions or the provision allowing 26-year-olds to remain on their parents’ policies. No indeed: Cantor continues to ...
Medicare Limits Access to Care, As Will Obamacare
It is becoming increasingly clear to laymen that Medicare beneficiaries do not have the same access to care as the privately insured (or those in Medicare Advantage plans). The political challenge is obvious: It’s not possible that America’s seniors will tolerate politicians who allow this to happen. So, the political ...
