Health Care
Commentary
Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges Are Already Turning Into A Disaster
Devoted users of Internet radio apps like Pandora may soon hear unexpected sound bites on their favorite music channels ads touting ObamaCare. That’s right. In an attempt to drum up support for the law’s health insurance exchanges, some states are planning advertising campaigns that could include everything from pro-ObamaCare ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 30, 2013
Commentary
Killed by cost-cutting
British officials confirmed this month that as many as 1,200 people died needlessly at a government-run hospital in Stafford, a city in western England. According to the government’s official report, Britain’s National Health Service was so fixated on protecting ministers from political criticism that it resorted to denying patients critical ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 28, 2013
California
What’s the Matter with California’s Sick Health Insurance Market?
Health insurers across the country have begun warning of major premium increases as Obamacare kicks into high gear this year and next. Consumers in multiple states will see rate increases of 20 percent or more, and some could see their premiums double. Government health officials are outraged and nowhere ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 21, 2013
Commentary
Healthcare reform tax on medical devices is a mistake
During a time when our nations economy struggles to stabilize and manufacturing jobs continue to diminish there has been one industry within the manufacturing sector that has ascended as a global leader Americas medical device industry. This industry, described as an American success story, has brought us lifesaving technologies ...
Bob Latta
January 8, 2013
Commentary
Obamacare’s not-so essential benefits
Federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services just finalized rules governing health insurance for individuals and small businesses purchased through Obamacare’s new exchanges. The announcement brings us a step closer to a health-care system wherein spending continues to grow rapidly while basic coverage remains unaffordable. Just look ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 8, 2013
Commentary
Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher
President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. Hell no doubt reflect on what hes done during his first four years in office and on his signature healthcare law in particular. Lets reflect with him. During his first campaign for the presidency in 2008, the president ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 7, 2013
Commentary
A tax even Chuck Schumer hates
Among the five new ObamaCare tax hikes that kicked in Jan. 1, one in particular is attracting opposition from both Republicans and Democrats: the tax on medical devices. Last month, 18 Democratic senators and senators-elect (including New Yorks own Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand) wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 7, 2013
Commentary
BILL FOR HEALTH REFORM COMES DUE IN 2013
Taxpayers are feeling the first significant financial sting of federal health care reform as a passel of new taxes took effect on the first day of the new year. A total of six new health care reform taxes were implemented on Jan. 1. High wage earners are feeling the biggest ...
Paul Sisson
January 6, 2013
Commentary
Employer mandate a recipe for unemployment
Walmart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. Its reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Walmarts employees can thank Obamacare. The federal health reform laws employer mandate requires companies ...
Sally C. Pipes
January 1, 2013
Commentary
2013: The Year of Obamacare Tax Hikes
Although Obamacare was signed into law in 2010, very few of its rules and regulations have gone into law. This was by design: the Obama Administration wanted to give executive departments time to set definitions, insurance companies time to adjust to the new reality, and didn’t want Americans shocked – ...
Kerry Jackson
December 28, 2012
Obamacare’s Insurance Exchanges Are Already Turning Into A Disaster
Devoted users of Internet radio apps like Pandora may soon hear unexpected sound bites on their favorite music channels ads touting ObamaCare. That’s right. In an attempt to drum up support for the law’s health insurance exchanges, some states are planning advertising campaigns that could include everything from pro-ObamaCare ...
Killed by cost-cutting
British officials confirmed this month that as many as 1,200 people died needlessly at a government-run hospital in Stafford, a city in western England. According to the government’s official report, Britain’s National Health Service was so fixated on protecting ministers from political criticism that it resorted to denying patients critical ...
What’s the Matter with California’s Sick Health Insurance Market?
Health insurers across the country have begun warning of major premium increases as Obamacare kicks into high gear this year and next. Consumers in multiple states will see rate increases of 20 percent or more, and some could see their premiums double. Government health officials are outraged and nowhere ...
Healthcare reform tax on medical devices is a mistake
During a time when our nations economy struggles to stabilize and manufacturing jobs continue to diminish there has been one industry within the manufacturing sector that has ascended as a global leader Americas medical device industry. This industry, described as an American success story, has brought us lifesaving technologies ...
Obamacare’s not-so essential benefits
Federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services just finalized rules governing health insurance for individuals and small businesses purchased through Obamacare’s new exchanges. The announcement brings us a step closer to a health-care system wherein spending continues to grow rapidly while basic coverage remains unaffordable. Just look ...
Obamacare Guarantees Higher Health Insurance Premiums — $3,000+ Higher
President Obama will deliver a second inaugural address later this month. Hell no doubt reflect on what hes done during his first four years in office and on his signature healthcare law in particular. Lets reflect with him. During his first campaign for the presidency in 2008, the president ...
A tax even Chuck Schumer hates
Among the five new ObamaCare tax hikes that kicked in Jan. 1, one in particular is attracting opposition from both Republicans and Democrats: the tax on medical devices. Last month, 18 Democratic senators and senators-elect (including New Yorks own Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand) wrote Majority Leader Harry Reid, ...
BILL FOR HEALTH REFORM COMES DUE IN 2013
Taxpayers are feeling the first significant financial sting of federal health care reform as a passel of new taxes took effect on the first day of the new year. A total of six new health care reform taxes were implemented on Jan. 1. High wage earners are feeling the biggest ...
Employer mandate a recipe for unemployment
Walmart just announced that it will not offer health insurance to new employees who work less than 30 hours a week. Its reserved the right to do the same for existing workers. For these new policies, Walmarts employees can thank Obamacare. The federal health reform laws employer mandate requires companies ...
2013: The Year of Obamacare Tax Hikes
Although Obamacare was signed into law in 2010, very few of its rules and regulations have gone into law. This was by design: the Obama Administration wanted to give executive departments time to set definitions, insurance companies time to adjust to the new reality, and didn’t want Americans shocked – ...